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		icey on Dec 18, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to become a programmer Don't be turned off by the fact that this is geared towards kids more than adults: http://hacketyhack.net/ It's a pretty decent introduction to Ruby.

raju on Dec 18, 2007 [–]

There is also "Learn to Program" by Chris Pine [http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/]. The book is an easy read, moves along well, and best of all, the entire book in one huge Ruby script, so you can dig in there after you are done reading the book for some real work examples...:D

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