> 
> I looked in the FAQ and didn't see this, but can someone give me 
> their opinion
> on the Nutshell book vs. the Pickaxe?
> 
> Specifically, I'm wondering which book caters more to the professional
> programmer who needs an introduction to the ruby *language* with 
> some examples,
> etc.  I went through the C, C++, perl, Java lineage (mainly on 
> unix), so I am
> "up" on OO concepts, filesystems, perlisms, etc., and need more 
> of a "here's how
> ruby does it" type of bent, and not "This is an object; this is 
> inheritance,
> ...".

The Nutshell book is pretty terse.
The Pickaxe is better suited for learning the language.

You can see a great many examples in the book, The Ruby Way, 
though the authors state upfront that it is not intended to 
teach the language.

I found it to be clearer and more informative than The Ruby 
Developer's Guide, though that may be because the layout of 
the latter book is hard on my eyes, making it difficult to follow.

Learn Ruby in 21 Days is also expected (soon?), though I don't 
know the shipping date.


James