Ruby-Doc.org

Getting started

Tutorials

• testfirst.org: Learn Ruby
• RubyMonk: Learn Ruby in your browser
  On-line lessons for learning Ruby
• Got 15 minutes? Give Ruby a shot right now.
  Learn Ruby in your browser
• Ruby in Twenty Minutes
  A Ruby quick-start guide
• A Ruby style guide
  Some suggested guidelines (but use your own judgement)
• LearnStreet: Ruby for BeginersThis is another on-line instructional course

Ruby Presentations

• 10 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know About Ruby [ 10things.tgz ]
  Description:Jim Weirich's Presentation at OSCON 2005
• Distributed Ruby (drb and Rinda) [ DistributedRuby.pdf ]
  Description:presented by Mark Volkmann to the St. Louis Ruby User Group on 9/27/05
• Ruby Language Talk [ RubyLanguageTalk.zip ]
  Description:A presentation to an R&D group of engineers about Ruby. Contains several formats: PPT, PNGs, RTF, MHT and plain text.
• The Top 10 Reasons The Ruby Programming Language Sucks! (mac version)[why_ruby_sucks_mac.zip ], or
  The Top 10 Reasons The Ruby Programming Language Sucks! (PowerPoint version)[why_ruby_sucks_PPT.zip ]
  Description:A fun exploration of Ruby for those new to the language.
• Understanding Ruby's Object Model [ ChrisPine_UROM.ppt ]
  Description:Chris Pine's presentation from OSCON in 2003.

Graphics

If you are preparing your own Ruby presentation you may like to have some spiffy Ruby graphics to liven things up. Here are some you may use

• Etched Ruby Graphic (dark background) [ Etched_Ruby.jpg ]
  Description:A ray-traced image created by James Edward Gray II.
• Ruby Graphic (dark background) [ Ruby.jpg ]
  Description:A ray-traced image created by James Edward Gray II.
• Ruby Graphic (light background) [ Ruby_on_White.jpg ]
  Description:A ray-traced image created by James Edward Gray II.