On 11/9/06, skt <shyguyfrenzy / gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright, can somebody point me to a guide that doesn't leave me all
> kinds of confused?

The Little Book of Ruby:
http://www.sapphiresteel.com/IMG/pdf/LittleBookOfRuby.pdf

It explains the complete basics. Assumes little on the part of the
user. You will quickly exhaust its usefulness, but as a bootstrap
guide for beginners its invaluable.

You can then wean yourself onto quick references like this:
http://www.zenspider.com/Languages/Ruby/QuickRef.html

And you should have enough foundation level stuff to make your
own programs, or follow the examples and content in some of
the main books.