That looks like fun, thanks Paul. Koans installed :)
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Scott Lowe <[email protected]>wrote: > +1. > > I'd definitely be interested in such a controversial public display of > Ruby and the surprises contained therein. > > -- Scott > > On Feb 7, 5:38 pm, Paul Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been spending some time with Ruby Koans recently: > > > > http://rubykoans.com/ > > > > It's been enlightening, and I've learned plenty about Ruby on the way > that I either never learnt in the first place or had simply forgotten. > > > > I'd definitely encourage going through them - as somebody who has been > writing Ruby for 5-6 years, I had my first "surprise" about 15-20 minutes > in. I've actually encouraged one friend (a developer, just not in Ruby), to > learn Ruby from scratch using them. > > > > If the group wanted, I'd be happy to offer a talk where we go through > some of them - a mixture of the simple but surprising, and some a little > more complex and challenging - perhaps as a short addendum to another talk. > I'm not convinced there is more than 30-40 minutes of material here, because > you know, it's meant to be you reflecting on them, but it could give you a > taste of what to expect and the value of doing them. I could easily squeeze > in something useful in 15 minutes if need be. > > > > I know it's a bit controversial offering a Ruby talk at NWRUG these days, > but thought I'd offer. :-) > > > > Also, I've been thinking about how cool it would be to extend these to > libraries, frameworks, etc. as I can't see any existing efforts to do so. > > > > -- > > Paul Robinson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NWRUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en. > > -- Rob Hayward Freelance Digital Developer http://www.robhayward.co.uk 07595 453 949 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NWRUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en.
