Ask HN: Recommend a great book on Ruby on Rails for a Beginner
I have a great desire to learn building stuff with ruby on Rails. Let's just say I am a beginner although I have built (and currently building) simple GUI apps with C# on .Net (WinForm). I remained a newbie with C#. I want to revive my quest for programming.
I was searching the net for info about good book to start with.
Would you recommend any book for beginning Ruby on Rails?
I was about to purchase "Agile Web Development with Rails" by Pragmatic Programmers from Amazon but I was discouraged by the many negative reviews.
Any similar book recommendation to get me up to speed with ruby on Rails?
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BOOKS + Why's (Poignant) Guide To Ruby (http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/)
+ Learn To Program (http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/)
+ The Book Of Ruby by Sapphire Steel Software (http://www.sapphiresteel.com/The-Book-Of-Ruby)
+ The Bastards Book of Ruby (http://ruby.bastardsbook.com/toc/)
BLOG TIPS ON RUBY
+ I'm basically following tips listed here: "5 Resources to Get Started with Ruby on Rails" (http://quickleft.com/blog/5-resources-to-get-started-with-ru...) And,
+ "Best way to learn Ruby & Rails" (http://astonj.com/tech/best-way-to-learn-ruby-rails/)
WEBCASTS/VIDEOS
+ I'll be watching "Rails for Zombies" (http://railsforzombies.org/)
+ Screencasts at rubyonrails.org
And on the side, I am also re-reading "OOP Demystified" to get a better grasp on OOP.
Is there any other particular book that is a must-book for a beginner? Or my list on top pretty much covered all a beginner should know about getting up to speed with Ruby on Rails?
The tutorial does a great job of introducing the various pieces of the Rails framework and how to get started.