Eloquent Ruby is an excellent book for beginners. http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0321584104 http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-

Eloquent Ruby is an excellent book for beginners. http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0321584104 http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professio... If you just want to learn some basics of Ruby without diving into an entire book, check out Ruby Monk. All of the tutorials are interactive: http://rubymonk.com/ http://rubymonk.com/