T. Onoma wrote:
> On Tuesday 24 August 2004 09:32 pm, James Edward Gray II wrote:
> 
>>This is my first post here and I just started learning Ruby a few days
>>ago, so forgive me if I sound a little ignorant.  That said, I do have
>>some questions...
>>
>>I come from Perl land and I'm wondering about some similar resources
>>that I valued there.
> 
> 
> Welcome!
> 

Ditto.

You'll find some handy pointers here:

http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?ThingsNewcomersShouldKnow

Also, a new edition of Programming Ruby is due quite soon.  It covers 
1.8, as well as topics not in the first edition.

In the meantime, this site may help bridge the gap:

http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/

It links an online copy of the first edition of Programming Ruby (AKA 
The Pickaxe Book) with wiki pages detailing changes in 1.8


James Britt
ruby-doc.org