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what is the best way to learn ruby language

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brianmdavis | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Check out Why's (poignant) Guide To Ruby. (http://poignantguide.net/ruby/) From the forward: "I’ll be straight with you. I want you to cry. To weep. To whimper sweetly. This book is a poignant guide to Ruby. That means code so beautiful that tears are shed. That means gallant tales and somber truths that have you waking up the next morning in the arms of this book. Hugging it tightly to you all the day long. If necessary, fashion a makeshift hip holster for Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby, so you can always have this book’s tender companionship."

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wigsgiw | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Depends on the purpose - I am assuming here you want to build something, and not learn Ruby for it's academic merits ;) You may need to be more specific, but I'll give it a shot.

Honestly, just start writing code and build an app. Something simple to start with, but something with purpose. If you are completely fresh, choose an 'app' tutorial, where you will be building something that works.

I'm a railsist, and this is a pretty good one -
http://fairleads.blogspot.com/2007/12/rails-20-and-scaffolding-step-by-step.html

However there are plenty out there.

Once you have the basic concepts down, go and start to build what you want to.

When you hit on an issue, or you don't know how to do something, just research, research, research. There is no easy ticket - just learn it by doing. Reading a book will only help so much.

So yeah - short answer: start building now and learn as you go.
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My own personal experience in learning to build something specific.

Backed up recently on 37 Signals Live - http://www.justin.tv/clip/e6eafd24341df20a @ 1:04

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fireawayphoto | 3 years, 5 months ago
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www.lynda.com That site is amazing. They provide narrated screencasts that are broken up by task. You can pick and choose what sections you want to watch and when.

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