For new programmers, I'd personally recommend 'eloquent ruby' over 'the well grounded rubyist' not because its better but because I believe it to be more access

For new programmers, I'd personally recommend 'eloquent ruby' over 'the well grounded rubyist' not because its better but because I believe it to be more accessible to those without a ton of programming experience. I actually love the well grounded rubyist and definitely think all ruby devs should read it eventually but hesitate to recommend it to someone new to programming.