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Where is the source for the quote from Zed Shaw? The link doesn't mention it at all. I know Zed Shaw railed on a previous translation to Ruby; I'd be curious t
by losvedir 15y ago
Where is the source for the quote from Zed Shaw? The link doesn't mention it at all.
I know Zed Shaw railed on a previous translation to Ruby; I'd be curious to know the backstory here about why this one is different.
edit: Nevermind, in a different HN thread[1] Zed talks about it.
[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2846671 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2846671
- knowtheory 15y agoApologies i figured a link to the site was more useful than the link to the tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/zedshaw/status/99151723142184961 http://twitter.com/#!/zedshaw/status/99151723142184961
- zedshaw 15y agoZed here, this one is different because Rob asked permission and then did a great job actually completing the translation. It's not totally idiomatic Ruby, but it should be a good start for people.
- thoradam 15y agoI loved Learning Python the Hard Way so I think I'll do the Ruby version as well, would you recommend anything specific after it to learn idiomatic Ruby?
- zedshaw 15y agoI am not sure, but I'll ask some Ruby folks who might know and then update the book to point people in the right direction.
- zachallaun 15y agoThe title Eloquent Ruby has been getting excellent reviews by beginners and Rubyists alike. And I happened to have loved reading it. It is basically a book of best practices and ruby idioms. (For example, the use of a ruby object's each method instead of for..in.)
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- ptomato 15y agoI can't speak specifically to how idiomatic it is as I've yet to read it, but I've heard http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0321584104 http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professio... recommended a few times.