[LRUG] Converting from the dark side

[nicolas alpi]

I haven't read the book, but judging by the quality of Justin blog, I would
probably recommend Practicing Rails.

https://www.justinweiss.com/practicing-rails/

Also, Pragprog has a good collection of reference books
https://pragprog.com/search?q=rails



Nicolas Alpi, cookies eater
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On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Jay Greasley <jaygreasley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm a bit of a dinosaur, having started with COBOL through Visual Basic 3,
> classic asp and then onto the asp.net stack.
> But, I'm really interested in moving over to using Ruby.
> I supported an old Rails 2.3 app a couple of years ago and liked the
> syntax and flexibilty.
> I have a new work opportunity where Ruby appears to be a good candidate
> for the product.
> Has anyone else made a similar move?
> My main question is what one book would you recommend to start with.
> Is it the Pickaxe book?
> I'm sure it'll take a while to change mindset to appreciate
> metaprogramming etc.
>
> All responses are much appreciated
>
> Best
>
> Jay
>
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