help me choose a ruby book

could any1 recomend a book i could buy for my girlfriend shes a computer programmer and deals in ruby rails i dont have a clue , there are a few on amazon could sum1 help me pick a decent 1?

This one is the unofficial bible so to speak... http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html

I also like this one: http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_rr/

You won't go wrong with either of them...

> could any1 recomend a book i could buy for my girlfriend shes a > computer programmer and deals in ruby rails i dont have a clue , there > are a few on amazon could sum1 help me pick a decent 1?

This one is the unofficial bible so to speak... http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html

Let me add that you should get the second edition, which has an official release date of December 13, 2006. Lots of Rails programmers are chomping at the bit for that one... even if they have the first edition (quite a bit has changed). It definitely will be appreciated.

- Mark.

I got the PDF version.. enjoying every bit of it. I am however bit disappointed in certain aspects of the book but thats another story. Its a good buy. Buy the PDF and Burn a CD..put some label or something on the CD :slight_smile: Its much easier to carry then a 723 page thick book.. :slight_smile:

Cheers