the Pickaxe Book is maybe the best resource on starting Ruby. The Poignant Guide ought to be its preface. http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ http://ruby

the Pickaxe Book is maybe the best resource on starting Ruby. The Poignant Guide ought to be its preface. http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ Also, check out the Rubyquiz. It's a weekly programming challenge much in the spirit of Project Euler; something to cut your chops on. http://rubyquiz.com/ http://rubyquiz.com/ Edit: These aren't quite what you're asking for, but you'll find plenty of very elegant code to study.