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Ruby really is super-cool

I fell in love with Ruby years ago, before I had any good use for it (rofl!) Now, working with Puppet, I'm reminded of why I thought it was such a lovely language. Ruby is like People.SwethaJavaScript, in that there's a lot more to it than just a nifty language to welcome newcomers into the fold. more on why ruby... -- HilaryHolz - 27 Dec 2008

Getting Started

  • Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby - A truly wonderful book, not only a great way to learn Ruby, will also teach you how to approach agile languages as a whole.
  • Programming Ruby, 1st edition, is available for free online. In combination with Why's Guide, these two should get you up and running.

Key Ruby resources

Some Great Ruby articles

r9 - 24 Mar 2009 - 17:02:30 - HilaryHolz
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