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Oct 2, 2007, 03:26 #1
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Starting ruby
Hi
I want start ruby language (not only for web) what is the best book for starting ?
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Oct 2, 2007, 04:09 #2
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Well, for a start take advantage of Sitepoint's offer of their Rails book in PDF format:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/show...=1#post3566063
For a more Ruby specific on line resource the original Pickaxe book is a must:
http://whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/pickaxe/
There is a new addition of the book which is well worth getting, but the on-line version is good to get you started.
However, if you ask me to recommend just one book on Ruby it would be "The Ruby Way" by Hal Fulton:
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/03/01/ruby_way/Last edited by ReggieB; Oct 2, 2007 at 06:02. Reason: Spelling
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Oct 2, 2007, 12:56 #3
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Never read the Sitepoint book, but I have read the Programming Ruby "PickAxe" 2nd edition.
The PickAxe book is very good. If you will be doing Rails, I can also highly recommend "Agile Web Development with Ruby on Rails". I would say those 2 are currently considered the "essential" reading material.
If you are looking for a good intro to the language presented in an unorthodox manner, I would check out Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby.
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Oct 3, 2007, 07:09 #4
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Beginning Ruby on Rails by Steven Holzner.
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Oct 3, 2007, 07:50 #5
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What is your background in programming? "Programming Ruby (2nd ed.)" is not a beginner's book, and even if you are experienced, I wouldn't recommend it. In my opinion, it's not organized well, and it's not well written, and it's full of errors. You can use the reference section, though, well...as a reference.
I've heard good things about "Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional", but I read another book of that series that also got good reviews, and it was terrible.
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Oct 3, 2007, 18:08 #7
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I know some things about C/C++
And about 4 years PHP
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Oct 4, 2007, 01:32 #8
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Then you might want to get "Programming Ruby 2nd ed." as a reference book(are there any others?), and try "Beginning Ruby: ..." as your tutorial book. If you find that "Beginning Ruby:.." is not very good, you can switch to the tutorial part of Programming Ruby, which is the first half of the book.
Last edited by 7stud; Oct 4, 2007 at 04:16.
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Oct 21, 2007, 13:55 #9
Beginning Ruby from Novice to Professional (Apress), is quite nice, but perhaps to simple in light of your PHP experience.
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