<div dir="ltr">After reading about the core Ruby language, The Ruby Cookbook is a great way to expand your understanding of how to <b>use</b> Ruby.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cookbook-Cookbooks-OReilly-Lucas-Carlson/dp/0596523696">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cookbook-Cookbooks-OReilly-Lucas-Carlson/dp/0596523696</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 June 2015 at 13:36, Florian Gilcher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:flo@andersground.net" target="_blank">flo@andersground.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi,<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Florian</div><div><br><div><div><div class="h5"><div>On 02 Jun 2015, at 13:38, Jay Greasley <<a href="mailto:jaygreasley@gmail.com" target="_blank">jaygreasley@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hello all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm a bit of a dinosaur, having started with COBOL through Visual Basic 3, classic asp and then onto the <a href="http://asp.net/" target="_blank">asp.net</a> stack.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">But, I'm really interested in moving over to using Ruby.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I supported an old Rails 2.3 app a couple of years ago and liked the syntax and flexibilty.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I have a new work opportunity where Ruby appears to be a good candidate for the product.<br>Has anyone else made a similar move?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">My main question is what one book would you recommend to start with.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Is it the Pickaxe book? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm sure it'll take a while to change mindset to appreciate metaprogramming etc.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">All responses are much appreciated</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Jay</div></div></div></div><span class="">
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