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Getting Started

Some on-line resources to help you get started learning and using Ruby.

• Programming Ruby (the Pick-axe Book), 1st edition(It is highly recommended that you read the most recent edition of the book, though currently only the first edition is available for free.)
• comp.lang.ruby/ruby-talk mailing list FAQ. Frequently-asked questions concerning the Usenet group comp.lang.ruby, which (thanks to some gateway magic) is also the ruby-talk mailing list.
• The Ruby Language FAQ. Frequently-asked questions concerning the Ruby programming language
• Try Ruby. Got 15 minutes? Give Ruby a shot right now! Try Ruby is an online, Web-based Ruby shell. And it has an interactive tutorial.
• The Ruby Hacking Guide (or maybe here; looks more current). An English translation from the original Japanese version. The RHG is a book that explains the internal workings of the official C implementation of the Ruby 1.8 interpreter.
• Learn to Program. A tutorial for people with little or no programming experience. Learn basic Ruby in the context of simple programming constructs.
• Apprendre à Programmer. French version of Learn to Program
• Learning Ruby. Similar to Learn to Program(it borrows examples from that work)
• Einführung in Ruby. German version of Learning Ruby
• Apprenez Ruby. French version of Learning Ruby
• Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. Think different.