[LRUG] Converting from the dark side

[Florian Gilcher]

Hi,

if you have experience with programming languages and want a good overview of the ideas behind the language, "The Ruby Programming Language" by Flanagan & Matsumoto is the definitive source. It documents Ruby 1.9, but the language is still by and large the same.

Best,
Florian

On 02 Jun 2015, at 13:38, 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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