Speaking of free. If you want something a little more "out there" and fun, and definitely not your run of the mill programming guide, check out Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby. It has provided me with many laughs as well as odd mnemonics to help remember ruby idioms and concepts Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why's_(poignant)_Guide_to_Ruby . Although I suggest this as an addition to what's been suggested, not an alternative. It sure helped me solidify some concepts that I did not grasp when learning the "formal" way.
Best of luck and welcome to the club! justin On Jan 29, 5:14 pm, Jason King <[email protected]> wrote: > Definitely a +1 for the Learn to Program book. > > While you're waiting for delivery of the new version, the original > version is still free online at:http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ > > On Jan 29, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Nic Benders wrote: > > > > > On Jan 29, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Matt Aimonetti wrote: > > >> The best way to learn is to start with this awesome > >> book:http://bit.ly/aDc7F9 > >> Then start hacking on Rails with:http://bit.ly/9xQpNu > > >> Don't hesitate to ask questions on the ML, that's what it's for. > > > Those are definitely the place to start. > > > When you do, remember, don't jump right into Rails. Spend a couple > > of weeks with Ruby first, otherwise you'll end up permanently > > confused as to where the dividing line is between the language and > > the framework. > > > And when you read the Rails book, type in (don't cut-and-paste) and > > follow along with the Depot example application. I still find > > myself going back to look at it when I get confused as to what the > > "Rails Way" of doing something is. > > > -Nic > > > -- > > SD Ruby mailing list > > [email protected] > >http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
