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> Now, being as outdated as it is, it can no more be treated as one. Relatively "small" changes were made to Ruby since 2.0, but those changes are everywhere, a

by evex 8y ago

> Now, being as outdated as it is, it can no more be treated as one. Relatively "small" changes were made to Ruby since 2.0, but those changes are everywhere, and they seriously reshaped the language, preferred style, common patterns, and solution. So, one being introduced to language through Pickaxe will immediately be in possession of outdated knowledge. source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ruby/comments/82ubtj/is_it_still_worth_reading_the_pickaxe_manual/dvdbqir/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ruby/comments/82ubtj/is_it_still_wo... I see Picaxe outdated? do you have another resource just to not learn the outdated stuff?

steveklabnik 8y ago
Interesting! I had not heard that. Maybe I myself am becoming outdated :)
- evex 8y ago
  So I think I have to learn ruby the hard way, through outdated sources, ruby's latest version is 2.5.0 right now, I'll be learning through source on 2.0 and 2.1.0 please tell me if you have a better alternative or if it even matters to learn the latest ruby.
  - zedeks48K 8y ago
    The Well Grounded Rubyist is a wonderful resource and the third edition, released this August, covers Ruby 2.5. https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-rubyist-third-edition https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-rubyist-thir... * Sorry, it seems it's going to be released on January 2019. In any case, the second edition covers Ruby 2.1. It's safe to learn with that one.