Puppet users - Nov 2006 - (A bit offtopic): A good starting book for ruby programming?

Hi all

Guess it''s time for me to dig a bit deeper into the ruby language.  
Can you recommend some good starting books on ruby programming?

Thanks.


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On 13/11/06 15:18 +0100, Juri Rischel Jensen wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Guess it''s time for me to dig a bit deeper into the ruby language.
> Can you recommend some good starting books on ruby programming?
> 
The pickaxe: Programming Ruby, by Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler and Andy
Hunt.

Devdas Bhagat

On Nov 13, 2006, at 8:18 AM, Juri Rischel Jensen wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Guess it''s time for me to dig a bit deeper into the ruby language.
> Can you recommend some good starting books on ruby programming?
As Devdas mentioned, the Pickaxe is the gold standard, but it''s more  
useful as a reference than a guide.  At least, that''s how I''ve
found
it so.

Why''s Poignant Guide to Ruby is both excellent and hilarious:

http://poignantguide.net/

There''s also Hal Fulton''s "The Ruby Way", which just
had an update
released.

Lastly, ''irb'' (interactive ruby) is a great learning tool --
you can
start it, load some libraries, and start poking around in classes.   
E.g.,:

luke@culain(0) $ irb
irb(main):001:0> require ''puppet''
=> true
irb(main):002:0> puts Puppet.methods.sort
<
<<=>
====~
 >
 >[]
[]__id__
__maybe_initialize_signal_observer
__send__
absorb_signal
absorb_signals
alert
ancestors
...


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On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 03:18:03PM +0100, Juri Rischel Jensen
wrote:
> Guess it''s time for me to dig a bit deeper into the ruby language.
> Can you recommend some good starting books on ruby programming?
For beginning programming, there''s Chris Pine''s Learn To
Program:

http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

Or if you''re already familiar with the mechanics, the Pickaxe (as
previously
mentioned) is the only way to fly.

- Matt

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