> On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, Todd Willey wrote:

>> Ah, IBM.  Opening the hardware that lead to the PC revolution, closing
>> down the software so we could have OS/2.  Are we going to talk about
>> facebook's OpenCompute initiative and their web platform with the same
>> joking manner some day?

>> When I was running OS/2 I had this sweet laser-emitting mouse that had
>> to be used on a metallic mouse pad with dots making a grid on it.  I'm
>> not wrong for wanting to relive those glory days.

>> -todd[1]

>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Thomas D'Andrea Jr.
>> <thomas.dand...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > PIE!

>> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Chad Cottle <opendata...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:

>> >> Don't listen to Todd....he still programs OS/2 Warp and knows NOTHING
>> >> about the world.  I'm talking zero, nada, zilch.  But he does smell
>> >> like
>> >> pumpkin pie.

>> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Todd Willey <t...@rubidine.com> wrote:

>> >>> Definitely tackle Ruby Koans and some of the more vanilla ruby stuff
>> >>> before moving into rails.

>> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Warren Myers <volcimas...@gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > Thanks for all the links and references - I haven't quite picked
>> >>> > where
>> >>> > to
>> >>> > start... but this is a lot better than where I was a few days ago :)

>> >>> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM, nx <n...@nu-ex.com> wrote:

>> >>> >> Also check out Github to see code from people using Ruby IRL. The
>> >>> >> API
>> >>> >> reference is also good if you want to see what functionality is
>> >>> >> available to you: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3. Probably the
>> >>> >> best way to get started is to install Ruby and play with the
>> >>> >> language
>> >>> >> in the Ruby command line "irb".

>> >>> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Dustin Mays
>> >>> >> <dork.fish....@gmail.com>
>> >>> >> wrote:
>> >>> >> > +1 for Ruby Koans, they are seriously awesome. The Python Koans
>> >>> >> > are
>> >>> >> > likewise
>> >>> >> > very good.

>> >>> >> > And since no one else has mentioned it yet (I think), get the
>> >>> >> > latest
>> >>> >> > version
>> >>> >> > of the Pickaxe book. It's the standard Ruby learning/reference
>> >>> >> > manual
>> >>> >> > and it
>> >>> >> > is VERY good.

>> >>> >> > On Sep 11, 2012 9:06 AM, "Thomas D'Andrea Jr."
>> >>> >> > <thomas.dand...@gmail.com>
>> >>> >> > wrote:

>> >>> >> >> Todd turned me onto Ruby Koans and Rails for Zombies.

>> >>> >> >> http://rubykoans.com/

>> >>> >> >> http://www.codeschool.com/courses/rails-for-zombies-2

>> >>> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Aaron Arnett
>> >>> >> >> <aaarn...@gmail.com>
>> >>> >> >> wrote:

>> >>> >> >>> The Kentucky Ruby User Group (@kyrug or google groups) actually
>> >>> >> >>> meets
>> >>> >> >>> at
>> >>> >> >>> the Collexion space... So you're likely to find a good amount
>> >>> >> >>> of
>> >>> >> >>> overlap.

>> >>> >> >>> For online resources it can depend on whether you're looking
>> >>> >> >>> for
>> >>> >> >>> strictly
>> >>> >> >>> Ruby vs Ruby-on-Rails. When you install Ruby, you actually get
>> >>> >> >>> a
>> >>> >> >>> decent book
>> >>> >> >>> with it in the docs section (I believe it's the first edition
>> >>> >> >>> of
>> >>> >> >>> Pragmatic's
>> >>> >> >>> Programming Ruby). And as has been mentioned, if you want some
>> >>> >> >>> twist

> --
> Dustin

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