John Joyce wrote: > Ruby in a Nutshell is still interesting, but a bit out of date. > > the pocket reference is just the thing to have around for quickie lookups. > Pretty good little book. > Great, thanks for the feedback! I was hoping to hear from other experienced Ruby folks regarding this. I kinda live in the boonies, so it will be difficult to take a look at this book myself. The Nutshell book is good indeed, but this one sounds rather promising too. Maybe others who have seen both will chime in.