Still, a worthwhile read, probably best for someone who knows programming, wants to get into Ruby and has a high tolerance for whimsy. Mar 31, Lee rated it really liked it. This is a very entertaining introduction to Ruby, and it covers many key concepts. I don't think it was quite comprehensive enough: when I was learning, I had to heavily really upon the API, blogs, and other web resources to make enough sense of the concepts to apply them, but when you know enough background to understand all of the concepts, the book has little value over entertainment.
That said, it's funny; it's lighthearted; and it approaches programming in a new way. The Ruby community is kn This is a very entertaining introduction to Ruby, and it covers many key concepts.
The Ruby community is known for its friendliness even having the motto of MINSWAN, "Matz is nice, so we are nice" , and this is a great introduction to a community that doesn't take itself too seriously. Jun 03, Anton Antonov rated it it was ok Shelves: technical. Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby is a book that has been on my list for months. I've been going in and out the book trying to find inspiration to finish it but always coming short. Today I finally gathered enough insanity to finish it. My opinion on the book hasn't changed.
While it's one of a kind, highly creative and maybe entertaining to some people, the book does a poor job at explaining anything. I dare to say that the book isn't that accurate either. It lacks exercises, has weird code examples a Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby is a book that has been on my list for months. It lacks exercises, has weird code examples and explanatory paragraphs mixed with fiction that in the end pass no message to the reader.
Also the code style is not Ruby style guides compliant. Not the best idea to teach beginners bad style before they know anything about Ruby. If you have motivation but not enough to finish a whole programming book, there are the O'Reilly Head First books that can keep you occupied and interested without too much side fiction. I just can't recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn Ruby and programming. Lack motivation? Mar 18, Mike rated it really liked it. I don't think there exists another programming book in the world that mixes comics, literature, and code examples into such a strange and interesting and unfortunately unfinished stew.
Of course it's made even more interesting due to the author's "infosuicide" once his real identity was "outed" he's always saying in the book he might burn out and blow his head off one day. Once it gets going and you see what the book is, the story line and comics slowly draw you in; I found myself really lik I don't think there exists another programming book in the world that mixes comics, literature, and code examples into such a strange and interesting and unfortunately unfinished stew.
Hopefully one day he'll resurrect himself and finish it off and update it to Ruby 2. Dec 31, Daniel rated it really liked it. A truly strange book about life, programming and everything between. It's a strange book, by a strange man, but if you're up for a challenge I recommend reading it. I found a mirror of it and read the whole work in about two weeks. The book is a mix of a strange journey in space, richly illustrated and who will show you some basic fundamentals in Ruby.
Jul 26, Senthil Kumaran rated it really liked it. Poigant means that something is s so beautiful that tears shed from eyes. In this case, the author says that Ruby code is so beautiful that tears will shed from your eyes when you read it. Yukihiro Matsumoto created Ruby in but I came to know about in the context of a web development framework called Rails. This book, thankfully does not teach you rails, but instead teaches you the Ruby Language, which in my opinion is a greater aim to have.
Author cheerfully says that "Ruby" is the computer's lan Poigant means that something is s so beautiful that tears shed from eyes. Author cheerfully says that "Ruby" is the computer's language and we are the translators for the world. Also goes about explaining the concepts in more non-programmer approachable manner like "If variables and constants are nouns then methods are verbs". Mar 30, Anderson Evans rated it it was amazing Shelves: programming-books.
I think this is an important book. Often I feel like the programs are vague, and the train-of-thought infused pseudo-storylines often lose me The graphic narrative, the prose narrative, and an exploration of an object oriented programming language sound like they could never be more than three distinct genres There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
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