“Think of it as a caterpillar that has been stapled into your code”

[metalcrowe]

This is the most surreal guide to a programming language that I've ever seen: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. No, scratch that; the word ‘surreal’ doesn't even do it justice. It's like learning how to program in the world of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine. Accompanied by comic strips, some of which resemble things Edward Gorey might have drawn. If

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[tompurdue]

Maybe he decided that Ruby on Rails wasn't enough and wanted to try Ruby on Crack.

Thanks for the pointer. I've been wanting to get a glance at the language and see what all the fuss was about.

[metalcrowe]

Same here. Personally, I think Ruby on Rails is a bit over-hyped, but then again, I haven't looked too closely at it. Also, I've had my head sorta stuck in the Perl MVC/Web-app framework world for a good chunk of that time.

For a less trippy intro to Ruby, you might try Programming Ruby (aka "The Pickaxe Book"). (More links via spur.)