Rae wrote: > Is there a book like programming Ruby for dummies or other such > elementary learning tool? > Can someone recommend some really basic beginner books for Ruby? One > that would include the software and other tools you need to make a > program? I see a lot of code examples on the various tutorial sites > but nothing really on what programs you need to make a Ruby program. > What software I'd need to buy or hopefully download free. I have > FreeRide and some java programs and Netbeans (which apparantly doesn't > work with .rb files) > > I'm more interested in creating a web with Ruby on Rails but was told > I need to learn Ruby first. > > thanks, > > Rae Learning ruby in 21 Days - SAM's Is a good starting point -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.