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former php user trying to learn ruby...very tough

i write something in ruby thinking that it will work as it did in php but no!

i realized that you need to clone objects using .clone

merely associating to a variable doesn't work !

in php this worked fine!

it took 2 days until i discovered this error!

what tutorials can i read to get firm grasp on ruby ?!

+3  A: 

Why's poignant guide to ruby

ennuikiller  2009-11-18 12:50:44
While I find that Why's poignant guide is a nice piece of work in the artistic sense, somehow it just didn't click with me at all on a technical level. It's nice to know that I can write code with Ruby that reads like an English poem, but somehow, ironically, he never sufficiently explains **why**. Or is it just me?
deceze  2009-11-19 02:16:38
i agree i couldnt stand this guide with all its comic distractions. i found it very annoying.
puqt  2009-11-19 20:43:50
+3  A: 

You might also want to look at the Pickaxe online.

Ian  2009-11-18 13:42:57
+1  A: 

Beginning Ruby by Peter Cooper is a good option.

Barry Hess  2009-11-18 14:42:32
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I am a new Ruby user as well. What I did was build a web app first with Rails and then move into the Ruby core. This is the book I started with.

Foundation Rails 2

Jeffery H.  2009-11-19 02:03:13
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Check out this book: Rails for PHP Developers

powtac  2009-11-19 02:05:32

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