I'm about to start learning Ruby and would like a bit of reading material to help me into it.
I'm looking for your top 5 blogs, news and any (active) bulletin boards (I can handle newsgroups fine, but I prefer reading in a BB) on Ruby.
Thanks,
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I assume you already know about why's poignant guide, but just in case, it's a good starting point. That and the pickaxe book.
I know you asked for blogs etc, but those two are pretty much essential reading.
frankodwyer
2008-12-31 12:10:22
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you can start with the basis here: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ and then on www.rubyflow.com you will find every day several links to tutorial and news about Ruby.
Luke
2008-12-31 12:11:30
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Reading blogs isn't the way to learn a programming language. It might be useful after you learn the fundamentals of the language at which point you can:
- Actually understand and make use of what you read on the blogs
- Have the foundation necessary to weed out the good stuff from the bad stuff
I would recommend a good book to get you started, the recently released The Ruby Programming Language is probably the best one out now.
Robert Gamble
2008-12-31 12:12:55
I understand that, I just like to get a good 'feel' of what the communty is like as I learn. Thanks for that book.
Ross
2008-12-31 12:43:22
To be perfectly honest, much of the Ruby user community is composed of newbies (due largely to recent explosion of growth and people using it for specific purposes (like building websites) without learning the full language) making it even more important to build a strong foundation first.
Robert Gamble
2008-12-31 12:57:13
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@Robert I agree with you to stay away from feeds. Its better to read a book and gain some in-depth knowledge....
However here are some that might help (with Rails and Ruby):
http://www.buildingwebapps.com/podcasts (Rails)
http://www.peepcode.com (Rails)
http://www.learningrails.com (Rails)
http://www.railsenvy.com (Rails)
http://www.bofh.org.uk/articles/category/ruby (RUBY specific)
http://www.pragprog.com (ruby)
featureBlend
2008-12-31 12:22:50
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Not a blog, but a(nother) book. You can read Programming Ruby for free online.
Bill the Lizard
2008-12-31 13:31:41
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Jesse
2008-12-31 14:19:24
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Those two should get you started. Take the advice from others and grab some books and just start hacking away.
mwilliams
2008-12-31 14:45:48
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If you want to get a good feel for the community (which is the greatest thing about ruby), take a look at the following:
- John Nunemaker's Rails Tips (really good blog)
- Dr Nic's Blog
- Josh Susser's has_many :through
- Jamis Buck's the { buckblogs :here}
- David Heinemeier Hansson's Loud Thinking
DHH's blog does not really give too much technical insite, but I feel it is really good to read if you want to understand the community. Too many people refer to it when they are writing, plus his posts tend to be interesting (to me).
When bored I like to take a look at Ruby Flow and Ruby Inside, it is a great place to discover new blogs.
csexton
2008-12-31 14:47:42