Book Review: Beginning Ruby
I was extremely impressed with recent books from Apress, especially “Beginning eCommerce with Ruby on Rails”. So, I decided to purchase just released “Beginning Ruby” to recover from recent drowning in .NET development, and to prepare for the Pragmatic Studio. 
Another reason is that my pick axe book was destroyed when my basement flooded, and I really didn’t enjoy reading that book all that much.
First of all, this book is very well organized and flaws extremely well. Just as the title says, it’s geared towards the beginners and serves its audience well. Explanations are kept to mininum, or I should say the BS are kept to minimum, resulting in clearity with efficiency. I really appreciated this since this was more of a review for me.
No book is immune from erratas and this book is no exception. I’ve noticed few errors, but the errors are not significant enough to confuse the readers, just minor annoyance. I’m sure someone will strongly disagree with me, but I really could care less.
To be quite frank, I see this book as the third version of the pick axe book. I like the organization and the concise nature of this book. It doesn’t try to explain everything under the sun about Ruby, but just enough to get you going. It’s a good starting point and I highly recommend it to anyone.
Why I Think RoR Is The Future
Take a look:
| Trade | “Fuck You” Name | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| MS Developer | MSDN | $2,499 + yearly |
| Cocoa/Mac Developer | ADC | $2,499 + yearly |
RoR, one time fee of 39 Euros for TextMate.
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