Learning Ruby - Day 1
27 Mar 2005 in Programming, Ruby on Rails, Teach Yourself Ruby in 21 Days by Garrick
Mark Slagell’s writing style is conversational and educational. I’ve gone through a number of software language tutorials. I found Slagell’s first chapter a comfortable mix of background info, simple examples, and experiments.
On the outset, Slagell states Ruby is based on the:
Principle of Least Surprise:
“If you don’t know how to do something and you try to say clearly what you mean, there’s a good chance it will work.”
This principle’s more descriptive if less sexy moniker is the principle of maximum boredom.
The remainder of Day 1 is examples proving his point.
This post documents my journey through Sam’s Teach Yourself Ruby in 21 days. I’ll be joining Al Abut in his effort to learn Ruby and blog along the way.
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