Re: Ruby book

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Date	2013-04-25 10:12 -0700
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Subject	Re: Ruby book
From	Exiquio Cooper-Anderson <exiquio@gmail.com>

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On Saturday, March 2, 2013 12:48:51 PM UTC-6, abe wrote:
> Greetings
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> What is good book for ruby leading into RoR
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> I am an experienced programmer 20+ years exp

I personal enjoy The Ruby Programming Language for a 30,000 ft overview. The Pickaxe is an excellent resource, but I'd skip the first part unless you like drudging slowly through tutorials. Finally, I'd checkout Ruby Best Practices to get a feel for idiomatic Ruby and certain conventions.

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