[From nobody Wed Apr 14 12:56:44 2010 Return-path: <techtalk-bounces@linuxchix.org> Envelope-to: anotheranne@fables.co.za Received: from smtp.imaginet.co.za ([196.15.145.6] helo=ninja.imaginet.co.za) by paladin.imaginet.co.za with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <techtalk-bounces@linuxchix.org>) id 1O1voR-0002y2-I2 for anotheranne@fables.co.za; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:10:59 +0200 Received: from linuxchix.osuosl.org ([140.211.166.107]) by ninja.imaginet.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <techtalk-bounces@linuxchix.org>) id 1O1voO-00027y-Mp for anotheranne@fables.co.za; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:10:59 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by linuxchix.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A847EBF7B; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from linuxchix.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (linuxchix.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with SMTP id 7Oy-MeMIXS+B; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from linuxchix.osuosl.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by linuxchix.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F843BEE5; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Original-To: techtalk@linuxchix.org Delivered-To: techtalk@linuxchix.org Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by linuxchix.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6450BF60 for <techtalk@linuxchix.org>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from linuxchix.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (linuxchix.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with SMTP id dC0+dqPkxQVR for <techtalk@linuxchix.org>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: delayed 476 seconds by postgrey-1.31 at linuxchix; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:36 UTC Received: from finrod.silmemar.org (finrod.silmemar.org [72.51.52.4]) by linuxchix.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0587BEE5 for <techtalk@linuxchix.org>; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:10:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (galadriel.home.silmemar.org [76.218.201.6]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: kmactane@finrod.silmemar.org) by finrod.silmemar.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 443D4178124; Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:02:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4BC55A7E.3000300@mactane.org> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:02:38 -0700 From: Kai MacTane <kai@mactane.org> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100317 Thunderbird/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bethany Seeger <seeger@prosensing.com> References: <4BC4BC89.3060404@prosensing.com> In-Reply-To: <4BC4BC89.3060404@prosensing.com> Cc: techtalk@linuxchix.org Subject: Re: [Techtalk] Ruby/Perl Tutorials X-BeenThere: techtalk@linuxchix.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: Linuxchix list for discussion of technical issues <techtalk.linuxchix.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/options/techtalk>, <mailto:techtalk-request@linuxchix.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mailman.linuxchix.org/pipermail/techtalk> List-Post: <mailto:techtalk@linuxchix.org> List-Help: <mailto:techtalk-request@linuxchix.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/techtalk>, <mailto:techtalk-request@linuxchix.org?subject=subscribe> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Sender: techtalk-bounces@linuxchix.org Errors-To: techtalk-bounces@linuxchix.org X-Sender-Verified: True X-Allowed-from: 140.211.166.107 Received-SPF: pass (linuxchix.org: 140.211.166.107 is authorized to use 'techtalk-bounces@linuxchix.org' in 'mfrom' identity (mechanism 'ip4:140.211.166.107' matched)) X-Local-user: anotheranne@fables.co.za On 4/13/2010 11:48 AM, Bethany Seeger wrote: > Do you know of any good ruby and/or perl tutorials? I'm fluent in C, > and know a bit of Java, C++... and some scripting. I've played with Ruby > some, but am looking for a good tutorial on learning more. If you already know C and Java, and are familiar with Unix, then the best way I can think of to learn Perl would be to just get _Programming Perl_ (aka "the Camel Book"). _Learning Perl_ (aka "the Llama Book") is also not bad, but it's a gentler learning curve, more suited for non-programmers. I suspect it might be too easy for you. Both books are by O'Reilly. For Ruby, some people like Why's Poignant Guide, but I found it too whimsical. It seemed more concerned with being goofy and "artistic", to the point that it got in the way of my actually learning the technical details of the language. Instead, I prefer the Pragmatic Programmers' book _Programming Ruby_ (aka "the Pickaxe Book"), which is more programmer-ish. -- Kai MacTane LAMP, AJAX, and Ruby on Rails developer http://kai.mactane.org _______________________________________________ Techtalk mailing list Techtalk@linuxchix.org http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/techtalk ]