Thanks for the Ruby code Dojo. It was fun. Looking forward for further meets. :-)<div><br clear="all"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:garamond,serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:19px">-Swathi</span></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/1/25 Andrew Chaa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew.chaa@yahoo.co.uk">andrew.chaa@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
No problem. "Interactive book" sounds interesting. I will let you know how it goes with me.<br>
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On 25 Jan 2012, at 08:00 AM, Sidu Ponnappa <<a href="mailto:ckponnappa@gmail.com">ckponnappa@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hi Andrew,<br>
><br>
> I'd love to have your feedback on our interactive book, "The Ruby<br>
> Primer,"[1] because it's targeted at folks like you that are already<br>
> experienced programmers and are looking to learn Ruby. The book is<br>
> both free and openly editable on Github[2] like any open source<br>
> project via pull requests, so if you feel something should be done<br>
> differently, just send us a pull request.<br>
><br>
> We're also planning to write "The Ruby Initiate" fairly soon, which<br>
> will be a interactive book for non-programmers looking to learn<br>
> programming through Ruby, and am very interested in what everyone<br>
> thinks are good topics for such a book.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Sidu Ponnappa.<br>
> <a href="http://c42.in" target="_blank">http://c42.in</a><br>
> <a href="http://sidu.in" target="_blank">http://sidu.in</a><br>
><br>
> [1] <a href="http://rubymonk.com" target="_blank">http://rubymonk.com</a><br>
> [2] <a href="https://github.com/c42/ruby_primer" target="_blank">https://github.com/c42/ruby_primer</a><br>
><br>
> On 24 January 2012 22:59, Andrew Chaa <<a href="mailto:andrew.chaa@yahoo.co.uk">andrew.chaa@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hi, guys.<br>
>><br>
>> My name is Andrew and I use C# everyday at work, but got recently fascinated<br>
>> by Ruby and Rails.<br>
>> I finished Ruby Koans, and now am learning Rails by following the Pragmatic<br>
>> Bookshelf's "Agile Web Development with Rails"<br>
>><br>
>> As I am new to Ruby, I believe this will be a fantastic opportunity for me<br>
>> to get really into Ruby and am looking forward to it.<br>
>><br>
>> Many thanks Sidekick Studios for this.<br>
>><br>
>> Kind regards<br>
>><br>
>> Andrew<br>
>><br>
>> ________________________________<br>
>> From: Alistair Roche <<a href="mailto:alistair@sidekickstudios.net">alistair@sidekickstudios.net</a>><br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:chat@lists.lrug.org">chat@lists.lrug.org</a><br>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 10:22<br>
>> Subject: [LRUG] London Ruby Dojo (and DoJunior!)<br>
>><br>
>> Hello Rubyists!<br>
>><br>
>> We’re hosting a Ruby Coding Dojo at our studio (<br>
>> <a href="http://sidekickstudios.net" target="_blank">http://sidekickstudios.net</a> ) in Old Street every Thursday at 6pm,<br>
>> starting from the 26th. We’ll pick a challenge, and then split into<br>
>> teams and try to come up with interesting solutions. Afterwards we’ll<br>
>> compare, contrast and review. And go to the pub.<br>
>><br>
>> Everyone is welcome, whether you’re a Ruby novice or expert, and the<br>
>> beer is most definitely on us. It’ll be fun, and you’ll keep your<br>
>> brain sharp.<br>
>><br>
>> At the same time, we’ll be running DoJunior, where kids pair up with<br>
>> developers and build awesome web apps. The world needs more coders,<br>
>> and our schools aren’t teaching the real stuff. We’re working with<br>
>> local youth organisations to make sure we reach kids who wouldn’t<br>
>> otherwise have the funds, contacts or confidence to get this<br>
>> opportunity.<br>
>><br>
>> Anyone who wants to help mentor and teach the next generation of<br>
>> hackers should get in touch with us, or just rock up to our studio<br>
>> Thursday at 6pm.<br>
>><br>
>> There won't be any kids this week, just the dojo and a chance for<br>
>> anyone interested in DoJunior to find out more and get involved.<br>
>><br>
>> We’re right next to Old Street Station:<br>
>><br>
>> Sidekick Studios<br>
>> Third Floor, Fergusson House, 124-128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NJ<br>
>> <a href="http://g.co/maps/b7ena" target="_blank">http://g.co/maps/b7ena</a><br>
>><br>
>> Can’t wait to hear from you or see you.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>><br>
>> Alistair (resident geek) and Lara (community manager) @ Sidekick Studios<br>
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