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==Other Resources== | ==Other Resources== | ||
# Ask questions on [irc.lc/freenode/ruby-lang/t4nk@@@ the ruby-lang IRC channel] | |||
#[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/ Coming to Ruby from another language] is good if you are already familiar with programming and want to get a basic handle on how Ruby compares to your (previous) language of choice | #[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/ Coming to Ruby from another language] is good if you are already familiar with programming and want to get a basic handle on how Ruby compares to your (previous) language of choice | ||
# [http://pleac.sourceforge.net/pleac_ruby/ coming from Perl? PLEAC] is a translation of the famous Perl Cookbook into Ruby | # [http://pleac.sourceforge.net/pleac_ruby/ coming from Perl? PLEAC] is a translation of the famous Perl Cookbook into Ruby | ||
# Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby ([http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/chapter-1.html ch 1]) ([http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/ TOC]) is for when you have some spare time and are in the right kind of mood. An amazing and psychotic book that can be surprisingly helpful in really understanding ruby.\ | # Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby ([http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/chapter-1.html ch 1]) ([http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/ TOC]) is for when you have some spare time and are in the right kind of mood. An amazing and psychotic book that can be surprisingly helpful in really understanding ruby.\ | ||
# Interactive Regex development tools: [http://regexr.com/ regexr.com] or [http://rubular.com/ rubular] makes writing your regular expressions super easy. | # Interactive Regex development tools: [http://regexr.com/ regexr.com] or [http://rubular.com/ rubular] makes writing your regular expressions super easy. | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 21 May 2014
A suggested path for learning ruby:
- Go to tryruby.org to do a very basic interactive tutorial (just to get a basic feel for ruby)
- For first-time programmers, look at Learn to Program in Ruby
- Look over the ruby-lang.org documentation page. This is an important reference for the Ruby standard library.
- Go do some online courses: codeschool, codecademy, or Ruby Monk
- Go through Learn Ruby the Hard Way (free html ebook)
- Do Ruby Koans
- Pick some challenges and do them: Ruby Programming Challenge for Newbies (RPCFN), Ruby Quiz, project euler (math bent).
Other Resources
- Ask questions on [irc.lc/freenode/ruby-lang/t4nk@@@ the ruby-lang IRC channel]
- Coming to Ruby from another language is good if you are already familiar with programming and want to get a basic handle on how Ruby compares to your (previous) language of choice
- coming from Perl? PLEAC is a translation of the famous Perl Cookbook into Ruby
- Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby (ch 1) (TOC) is for when you have some spare time and are in the right kind of mood. An amazing and psychotic book that can be surprisingly helpful in really understanding ruby.\
- Interactive Regex development tools: regexr.com or rubular makes writing your regular expressions super easy.
