Ruby book

[abe]

Greetings

What is good book for ruby leading into RoR
I am an experienced programmer 20+ years exp

[sgtay...@gmail.com]

As you say, it is best to learn the Ruby language itself. Depending on your personality, you may or may not enjoy the classic "Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby" (http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/).

After that, http://rubyonrails.org is a good place to jump from.

I am also a programmer of over 25 years, and I fell in love with Ruby about four years ago.

[Adam Russell]

I recommend "The Well-Grounded Rubyist" by David A. Black.
http://www.manning.com/black2/
I too am an experienced programmer and like this author's approach very
much.

[Bertrand Zidler]

And I suggest "Beginning Ruby (From novice to professional)" by Peter Cooper.

Very well written and good for starting in Ruby if you are already experienced in other languages. It includes a long
chapter on Ruby on Rails in a part of the book called Ruby Online.

[zekar...@gmail.com]

I agree.

[Pat Johnson]

I particularly liked Learning to Program (Through Ruby Colored Glasses). This is a real good intro to Ruby book. Great examples and program creation tutorials. By the end of the book you should have a pretty good understanding of how everything works.

[Exiquio Cooper-Anderson]

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.