Comments on: Learn to Program: Using Ruby – Chris Pine http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/ The inside track since 2003 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brad http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-77692 Brad Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:25:58 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-77692 Go for the Ruby. Everyone has their favorites and reasoning behind it. I come from many camps including Mac & PC. (My first was a TI 99/4A.) Just sit down, begin, and enjoy. Then hop over to what will keep your interest. All the Best! Go for the Ruby. Everyone has their favorites and reasoning behind it. I come from many camps including Mac & PC. (My first was a TI 99/4A.)
Just sit down, begin, and enjoy. Then hop over to what will keep your interest. All the Best!

]]> By: Steven Nash http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-76510 Steven Nash Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:38:32 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-76510 Got Agile Web Development with Rails sitting on my desk, looking forward to delving into Rails over the coming months. Got Agile Web Development with Rails sitting on my desk, looking forward to delving into Rails over the coming months.

]]> By: dizzy http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75905 dizzy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:47:26 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75905 Ruby? How very slutty. I would suggest going, as has been said, for perl first. Then go on to Ruby which you will pick up really easily. Ruby? How very slutty. I would suggest going, as has been said, for perl first. Then go on to Ruby which you will pick up really easily.

]]> By: Greg http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75569 Greg Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:44:23 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75569 Good to see you back Tom. Of course, I'm sure all techie readers would agree that you might want to skip ruby and go straight to python (ducks). You can also reminisce with a Spectrum at http://www.zzspectrum.org/ That aside, do keep blogging on all and everything, especially opening government data (and systems?) and general World 2.0 stuff. Good to see you back Tom.
Of course, I’m sure all techie readers would agree that you might want to skip ruby and go straight to python (ducks).
You can also reminisce with a Spectrum at http://www.zzspectrum.org/
That aside, do keep blogging on all and everything, especially opening government data (and systems?) and general World 2.0 stuff.

]]> By: Ian Moss http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75489 Ian Moss Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:47:30 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75489 Thanks for your appreciation of The Year Of Collaboration's MP Tweets site. I hope you do well at learning Ruby. If you need a hand I'm sure we'll be able to help. Look foward to your first Rails app. You may find typing: puts 'Thanks' into: http://tryruby.hobix.com is a starter for 10. The site has a lot of other links which you may find useful. Ian http://twitter.com/oceanician Thanks for your appreciation of The Year Of Collaboration’s MP Tweets site.

I hope you do well at learning Ruby. If you need a hand I’m sure we’ll be able to help. Look foward to your first Rails app.

You may find typing:
puts ‘Thanks’
into:
http://tryruby.hobix.com

is a starter for 10. The site has a lot of other links which you may find useful.

Ian
http://twitter.com/oceanician

]]> By: LiberalBoy http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75483 LiberalBoy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:46:45 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75483 Ruby?! meh! Perl for the win! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Perl-Randal-Schwartz/dp/0596520107/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244490378&sr=8-1 Ruby?! meh! Perl for the win!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Perl-Randal-Schwartz/dp/0596520107/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244490378&sr=8-1

]]> By: Alexis http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75475 Alexis Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:41:39 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75475 Glad to see you are blogging again Tom. Delighted to hear you are enjoying family time and keeping up with the singing. As well as all the great things you are doing I hope you are also able to catch up on some sleep. Good luck with Ruby. Best wishes. Glad to see you are blogging again Tom.
Delighted to hear you are enjoying family time and keeping up with the singing.
As well as all the great things you are doing I hope you are also able to catch up on some sleep.
Good luck with Ruby.
Best wishes.

]]> By: Lloyd Davis http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75429 Lloyd Davis Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:16:12 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75429 Very glad to hear it, it must be such a relief. Nonetheless, I haven't thanked you yet for your service up until now, so thank you and well done. Just being dad, singing, coding and abstinence from "news" on a Sunday are, in my experience, vital keys to a life well lived :) Very glad to hear it, it must be such a relief.

Nonetheless, I haven’t thanked you yet for your service up until now, so thank you and well done.

Just being dad, singing, coding and abstinence from “news” on a Sunday are, in my experience, vital keys to a life well lived :)

]]> By: tony Watson http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/06/learn-to-program-using-ruby-chris-pine/comment-page-1/#comment-75428 tony Watson Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:13:30 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=3484#comment-75428 I hope you are as successful with Ruby as you were with sinclair - you can still get a homehelp using it.!!! I hope you are as successful with Ruby as you were with sinclair – you can still get a homehelp using it.!!!

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