Ruby before RoR - Which book do you recommend?

[Checkmate]

I'd like to learn Ruby before I get into Ruby on Rails, and was wondering what book you guys recommend for a beginner like me?

Thanks in advance.

[daveporter]

Hi there,

I guess it depends on your background....

There are some really good beginners tutorials on the ruby web site.
( the Ruby in 20 minute is a good start ! )

Or one of the best books is the Pick Axe !

Links:
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/quickstart/
http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/ruby/index.html

HTH - Dave Porter

[satishtalim]

Yes, it will depend upon your background.

If you are new to Ruby then Peter Cooper's book - Beginning Ruby is also a good buy.

If you are coming from a Java background, the book Rails for Java Developers is a good read.

I would definitely recommend David Black's book - Ruby for Rails

[tconley79]

Yes, it will depend upon your background. I would recommend -
Ruby for Rails by David Black

I second this recommendation
I'm on the last chapter and its been great...Good pacing and comprehensive content.

[iackay]

I like

O'Reilly's 'Ruby on Rails : Up and Running'

and

The Pragmatic Programmers 'Agile Web Development with Rails'

Both are worth their money.