Making Use of Ruby

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Summary: slow-paced intro to a wonderful "agile" language
Review: May be good for total beginners, but very wordy and repetitive presentations of basic concepts. I really wanted to like this book, but it's poorly edited. Disappointed at Wiley, it has more of the slapped together feel of one of those doorstop publishers (without the bulk). If you've ever programmed in perl/python, java, C, you won't learn much from the first 100 pages. The sections starting with exceptions are worth reading, however, with useful code examples

Also, there are some bad typos, in regular expressions, they've confused $' and $`.

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Summary: Hands-on Basics
Review: This book provides a good introduction to the Ruby language for anyone looking to understand its basic features. The approach was very practical and hands-on, with helpful examples throughout. A good way to get started with Ruby.

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Summary: Discover Ruby
Review: Working in the field of mathematics, I had heard a lot about Ruby, but had no experience with it prior to reading this book. It really helped me understand the applications of the language and how I could use it to solve specific problems I had been struggling with. A great find.