I started learning to program approx 10 months ago and I have only recently completed my first app.Learn Ruby the Hard way is a good book. But imo 'Pickaxe' and

I started learning to program approx 10 months ago and I have only recently completed my first app.Learn Ruby the Hard way is a good book. But imo 'Pickaxe' and The well grounded rubyist are required reading as they are more comprehensive. TWGR because it teaches programming as well as the language. Because the author adopts a conversational style, I did not realize how much information I had absorbed until near the end. I used the pickaxe as a reference for the most part. TWGR is not an easy first book but is well worth the effort.