Pickaxe is pretty awful for learning Ruby. I also did not have a great experience with it. My favorite Ruby book is http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Programming-Langu

Pickaxe is pretty awful for learning Ruby. I also did not have a great experience with it. My favorite Ruby book is http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Programming-Language-David-Flanagan/dp/0596516177/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1308760667&sr=8-3 http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Programming-Language-David-Flanag....