Thanks, David, Kaspar, Lennon, Gavin. If any of you have some counsel for improving the teaching employed so far, head over to the poignant-stiffs list: <http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/poignant-stiffs> I could really use some input. Is anyone actually learning Ruby through the book? Also: got any ideas for getting it out to people who wouldn't normally read a manual? _why David Ross wrote: >Very nice _why. I like reading your sites often. My >favorite topic is "bread man". Your guide is most >excellent, keep it up :) > >--dross > >--- why the lucky stiff ><ruby-talk / whytheluckystiff.net> wrote: > > > >>Beloved friends and key witnesses: Holy highkick! I >>(at last) present >>chapter five! >> >>Fifty-two pages of spooky new adventures in Ruby. >>This is a big one >>for me: the book is now halfway. And I guarantee to >>you that -- should >>you read -- you will be in a new place, wading in >>the schemings of pygmy >>elephants and deer with powdered wigs. >> >>Travel now and read: http://poignantguide.net/ruby/ >> >>What is the (Poignant) Guide? I am here to tell you >>that it is a very >>obscure book, a minor ripple in the orchestrations >>of mankind, a >>scattered amalgamation of inky blotches and >>ridiculous code fragments -- >>at best -- a transcription of animal software from >>the original >>woodblock prints. And I haven't meant to corrupt >>the text with my >>snivelling biographies, but it has happened already, >>what can be >>done? >> >>A printable HTML version is available as well. >>You'll find a link to it >>and instructions for printing in Firefox at the >>Guide's site. Be aware, >>it's large as a squirrel heaven. Let it load, let >>it. >> >>Well, cheerio. Thankyou to Matz for his excellent >>resource "Ruby in a >>Nutshell". It's the employee handbook here at the >>plant. >> >>_why >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >_______________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! >http://vote.yahoo.com > > >