[LRUG] Lessons for Newbies

[Anthony Green]

I like the idea in principle. I'm a long-standing newbie and find some
concepts discussed in talks difficult to grasp.
However I would say that its equally beholden upon you to do as much
homework as you can.
There are some great podcasts out there, just search iTunes meanwhile
PragProg have an excellent series on Ruby Metaprogramming.
In regards books there's David A Black's Ruby for Rails, David Flanagan's
The Ruby Programming Language and Hal Fulton's The Ruby Way (2nd Edition)
all of which you should have a copy of.
James Edward Grey II has a blog where he writes about ruby idioms in a ways
that's very accessible.



On 20/01/2009 23:52, "Sebastian Komianos" <sebkom at grubies.gr> wrote:

> What I wanted to say basically is that I believe it would be quite
> attractive and useful to have beginners-oriented talks in every meeting. I
> mean, imagine a newbie like me. I have been waiting for the most "suitable"
> meeting of yours to attend but I always find that I won't be able to follow
> them since I pretty much know nothing more than the basics of the language.
> So, what about 10-15 minutes each time during which you will talk for the
> beginners?
> 
> Thank you for your time, sorry for the mess once again.