Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby

14 Sep 2005

So I was looking for some light reading on the Ruby language, just because it [or the Rails framework that builds on it] seems cool and shortly before the biggest exams I’ve ever done commence is always a great time to acquire new and completely irrelevant skills (but, be assured — or disappointed — to know, I’m saving learning a language until afterwards!).

In my searching, I stumbled across a Creative Commons licensed work, entitled Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. It’s a work of moderate genius and… well… poignancy. Tis most poignant indeed. On a scale of one to poignant, it’s… towards poignant.

If you’re looking to learn something about Ruby and don’t mind occasional, rather amusing, diversions, I’d say (at twelve pages into the PDF version) it’s well worth a read.