Chris <nemo / hellotree.com> wrote:
> It is!  God, I love this language!  (I really live in the pickaxe book;
> what's a better reference for the built-in classes and the standard
> library?)

Hi Chris,

I think it is similar to the difference between text books and journal
papers.  Text books give you solid fundamental understanding, but they do
not cover the latest technologies.  In Ruby, probably this discussion
group is one of the representatives of the Ruby "journal papers".  I also
knew that particular array feature from following this discussion group
and not from other references.  On the other hand, if you know everything
in the pickaxe book, I think you are already a very solid rubyist.

Regards,

Bill