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Learn Ruby the Hard Way was not written by Zed. It's Zed-supported. Different author though.

• jkmcf 15y ago
  Off topic, but Umberto Eco's novels in English are still written by Umberto Eco, regardless of the translator.
  • sleight42 15y ago
    For a book about "MOAR CODEZ!" you're giving Rob Sobers short shrift.
    • jkmcf 15y ago
      Rob seems to have done a great job translating the python-ness to ruby-ness, but Zed did the hard work -- he created the approach and wording for Python. I haven't tried to compare them, but my interpretation of Zed's comments is that most of the text is still Zed's. Edit: You might be short shrifting Eco's translator. Reading his stuff is hard enough, translating must be a royal PITA. </tongue-in-cheek>
      • sleight42 15y ago
        Eco's work is tough. So, yes, maybe I'm undervaluing the credit of "translator".