On Tuesday 16 April 2002 10:55 am, John Hinsley wrote:

> Working with a smaller publisher might obviate some of the lead
> time issues Ned comments on.

O'Reilly can be quite fast.

> But I think something of the scope Cees and Alan have in mind would 
be magnificent.

Yes, though Matz's book is quite terse (and has a number of 
proofreading and translation problems).

I find "Programming Ruby" to be much more comfortable, as it includes 
both reference material and explanation without spending too much 
time on tutorials. There is an application (a jukebox) that is used 
as a context for discussions in various places, but there is also a 
concise description of the language and its libraries.

-- 
Ned Konz
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