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Re:Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004) by RangerScience on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:53PM (#25066574)
There are two kinds of people who are trying to learn code: Those who already think like a programmer, and those who don't.

K&R is for one of those. _why's guide is for the other.

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Re:Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004) by darthrupert on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:43AM (#25066844)
And those of us who are not dumb enough to be locked into a single narrow mindset will enjoy them both.
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Re:Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004) by RangerScience on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:57AM (#25067213)
TBF, input is generally linear; prior to experiencing both, one will be better suited to go first. Usually because it makes the broader concept-space - and thus the second - more generally accessible.
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Re:Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004) by brazzy on Thursday November 12, 2020 @02:54AM (#25067527)
...or else!
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