Deep into Ruby
Well I am deep into Ruby now. I started reading all the books at the same time. Here’s my early review of the books and my tactics for learning Ruby. Programming Ruby is all about the ruby language. Somewhat like reading a manual but easier on the boredom. What it does teach you is the language. I don’t think its enough for me to learn ruby from. Learning language semantics does not teach you the how to use the language. You need tutorials, examples and explanations of how the language works in order to understand a new language. Which leads me to Rails for Java Developers. This book explains the differences between Ruby and Java. By reading this book, I am getting a feel for the Ruby language. There are many code examples of Java and Ruby side by side. This is allowing me to see the differences of Java way of doing things and Ruby way of doing things. Plus it makes the Programming Ruby book more valuable to my understanding of Ruby. Anyone trying to learn Ruby should use these two books together if you are coming from a Java background.
