如果你想找一本好的 Ruby 入门书，我强烈推荐 David Black 写的《The Well Grounded Rubyist》http://www.manning.com/black2/，我觉得它比《Pickaxe》要好入门得多
I'd highly recommend The Well Grounded Rubyist by David Black http://www.manning.com/black2/ if you want a good intro to Ruby, I found it a much better intro than the Pickaxe
推荐得都很棒。再补充几本，在亚马逊上评价都很高，前提是假设你手下有一队 Java / C、C++、C# / PHP、Python 或者某种 Web 应用的程序员——David A. Black 的《Well-Grounded Rubyist》（必须给无数颗星！）；Wrox 出的那两本，Rappin 写的《Professional Rails》和 Benson 写的《Art of》；还有 O'Reilly 出的、Ediger 写的《Advanced rails》；至于我建议避坑的那本，我记不清是谁写的了……
all good rec's. Some others, all well-reviewed on amazon and assuming you have a team of java /C, C++, C# / PHP, python or some kind of web app coders - Well-Grounded Rubyist by David A. Black (infinite number stars!) - the 2 Wrox books, Professional Rails (Rappin), Art of (Benson) - Advanced rails (Oreilly, Ediger); The one i'd stear clear of, i don't remember who wrote…
……学起来异常容易的语言。有一本 Chris Pine 写的书叫《Learn to Program》（http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/），是 Ruby 入门极好的起点。学完那本之后，还有 David A. Black 写的《Well-Grounded Rubyist》（http://manning.com/black2），它涵盖了从基础 Ruby 到中高级 Ruby 的所有内容。此外还有 Pragmatic Programmers 出的《Programming Ruby 1.9》（http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9）……
…exceptionally easy language to learn. There's a book called Learn to Program written by Chris Pine (http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/) which is an amazing beginning to getting into Ruby. Past that, there's the Well-Grounded Rubyist by David A. Black (http://manning.com/black2) which covers all the things from basic Ruby up to medium-advanced levels of Ruby). There's also Programming Ruby 1.9 by the Pragmatic Programmers (http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9)…
…(even if you disagree with the utility of that model). If you come to Ruby thinking in Java/C++/C terms, you'll be unhappy, because the mental model is very different. For Ruby, the book to read is The Well-Grounded Rubyist, which makes the language quite obvious.
The main thing you want to do when learning Rails is to make sure you're pretty solid in Ruby. David Black's Well-Grounded Rubyist covers a lot of Ruby. As for Rails, I have nothing but good things to about Foundation Rails 2 by Eldon Alameda. He gives a brief introduction to Ruby at the beginning, and doesn't rely on scaffolding/plugins,…
想学 Ruby 的话，去看看《The Well Grounded Rubyist》。David Black 的写作风格非常给力，干货满满。http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1... 在等书寄过来的这阵子，也可以看看 Mr. Neighborly 的《Humble Little Ruby……
For Ruby, check out The Well Grounded Rubyist. David Black's writing style simply delivers. http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1... While you await delivery of your books, also check out Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby…
如果你想找一本好的 Ruby 入门书，我强烈推荐 David Black 写的《The Well Grounded Rubyist》http://www.manning.com/black2/，我觉得它比《Pickaxe》要好入门得多
I'd highly recommend The Well Grounded Rubyist by David Black http://www.manning.com/black2/ if you want a good intro to Ruby, I found it a much better intro than the Pickaxe
推荐得都很棒。再补充几本，在亚马逊上评价都很高，前提是假设你手下有一队 Java / C、C++、C# / PHP、Python 或者某种 Web 应用的程序员——David A. Black 的《Well-Grounded Rubyist》（必须给无数颗星！）；Wrox 出的那两本，Rappin 写的《Professional Rails》和 Benson 写的《Art of》；还有 O'Reilly 出的、Ediger 写的《Advanced rails》；至于我建议避坑的那本，我记不清是谁写的了……
all good rec's. Some others, all well-reviewed on amazon and assuming you have a team of java /C, C++, C# / PHP, python or some kind of web app coders - Well-Grounded Rubyist by David A. Black (infinite number stars!) - the 2 Wrox books, Professional Rails (Rappin), Art of (Benson) - Advanced rails (Oreilly, Ediger); The one i'd stear clear of, i don't remember who wrote…
……学起来异常容易的语言。有一本 Chris Pine 写的书叫《Learn to Program》（http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/），是 Ruby 入门极好的起点。学完那本之后，还有 David A. Black 写的《Well-Grounded Rubyist》（http://manning.com/black2），它涵盖了从基础 Ruby 到中高级 Ruby 的所有内容。此外还有 Pragmatic Programmers 出的《Programming Ruby 1.9》（http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9）……
…exceptionally easy language to learn. There's a book called Learn to Program written by Chris Pine (http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/) which is an amazing beginning to getting into Ruby. Past that, there's the Well-Grounded Rubyist by David A. Black (http://manning.com/black2) which covers all the things from basic Ruby up to medium-advanced levels of Ruby). There's also Programming Ruby 1.9 by the Pragmatic Programmers (http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9)…
……（即便你并不认同那种模型的实用性）。如果你带着 Java/C++/C 的思维来学 Ruby，你会学得很痛苦，因为两者的思维模型大相径庭。对于 Ruby 来说，必读的书是《The Well-Grounded Rubyist》，它能把这门语言讲得清清楚楚、一目了然。
…(even if you disagree with the utility of that model). If you come to Ruby thinking in Java/C++/C terms, you'll be unhappy, because the mental model is very different. For Ruby, the book to read is The Well-Grounded Rubyist, which makes the language quite obvious.
学Rails时你最该做的是确保Ruby功底相当扎实。David Black的《Well-Grounded Rubyist》涵盖了很多Ruby内容。至于Rails，我对Eldon Alameda的《Foundation Rails 2》只有好话可说。他在开头简要介绍了Ruby，而且不依赖脚手架/插件，……
The main thing you want to do when learning Rails is to make sure you're pretty solid in Ruby. David Black's Well-Grounded Rubyist covers a lot of Ruby. As for Rails, I have nothing but good things to about Foundation Rails 2 by Eldon Alameda. He gives a brief introduction to Ruby at the beginning, and doesn't rely on scaffolding/plugins,…
想学 Ruby 的话，去看看《The Well Grounded Rubyist》。David Black 的写作风格非常给力，干货满满。http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1... 在等书寄过来的这阵子，也可以看看 Mr. Neighborly 的《Humble Little Ruby……
For Ruby, check out The Well Grounded Rubyist. David Black's writing style simply delivers. http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1... While you await delivery of your books, also check out Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby…