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X-rubymirror: yes X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at ruby-lang.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on beryllium.ruby-lang.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.6 required=7.0 tests=BAYES_00, CONTENT_TYPE_PRESENT,FORGED_HOTMAIL_RCVD2,MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER, QENCPTR1,RCVDFRMLOCALIP autolearn=no version=3.0.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Precedence: bulk Lines: 16 List-Id: ruby-talk.ruby-lang.org List-Software: fml [fml 4.0.3 release (20011202/4.0.3)] List-Post: List-Owner: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS snapshot-20020531 Phil Tomson wrote: > I especially like chapter 5 (OOP and Dynamicity in Ruby) in the current > edition of TRW. I hope that perhaps a similar chapter on metaprogramming can > be added. I also especially like chapter 5. Definitely a chapter on metaprogramming! I like the idea of advanced topics especially those things are easily done in a dynamically typed language and difficult in staticly typed languages. But I like the library coverage as well. Write both and I'll buy both : ) If it's available in early access, I'll buy that too! Willing to put my money where my mouth is, Gary Blomquist