[Techtalk] Ruby/Perl Tutorials

[Kai MacTane]

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.

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Kai MacTane
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