Re: What is the bes Ruby's book for beginners?

Although I have over a dozen Ruby books, I find myself using the following
two very frequently:

The Ruby Way  - 2nd Edition         Hal Fulton
Programming Ruby    2nd Edition   Dave Thomas

Victor

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Phillip Gawlowski <
cmdjackryan <at> googlemail.com> wrote:

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> Renato Veneroso wrote:
> | Hi everybody,
> |
> | This is my first message to this forum.
> |
> | I'm interested in learning Ruby and would like to know what book you
> | think I should start with. I've worked as a developer for over 17 years
> | and as a Java developer for 3 and a half years. However I don't know
> | anything about Ruby. So I need a book that teaches Ruby from the
> | scratch.
> |
> | What book do you advice me reading? I want a book that is good both in
> | content and easiness of reading and learning.
>
> Well, there is _why's Poignant Guide. Chris Pine's Learn to Program
> (though that is of less use for you, since you know your way around a
> programming language :P) is quite good, too.
>
> Though, you might have the best result with Programming Ruby by Dave
> Thomas et al.
>
> A free version is available for free online (though, it covers Ruby 1.6,
> so is a bit outdated).
>
> Also, Huw Collingbourne just announced his introductory book for Ruby.
>
> Note: all of these are free in one form or another, and there are
> probably even more introductory books available on Amazon and in your
> local Borders. :)
>
>
> The links:
>
> _why: poignantguide.net
> Chris Pine: pine.fm/LearnToProgram/
> Dave Thomas: www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/
> Huw Collingbourne: http://www.sapphiresteel.com/The-Book-Of-Ruby
>
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