# Good online Ruby tutorial? (for learning basic Ruby syntax)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 9, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547 "2007-12-09T06:03:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547/1 "2007-12-09T06:03:29Z")

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I’m a CakePHP developer looking to give Ruby on Rails a try. I’ve  
never programmed in Ruby in before, so I need to learn enough of the  
language to jump into Rails. Are there any good online books/tutorials/  
guides that you recommend?

Also, what differences can I expect in Ruby on Rails compared to  
CakePHP?

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**Author:** ![Action](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Action](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Action)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547/2 "2007-12-09T10:54:30Z")

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[http://www.poignantguide.net/](http://www.poignantguide.net/)

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**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547/3 "2007-12-09T12:34:03Z")

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Thanks for the recommendation… The tutorial is good

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**Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547/4 "2007-12-10T02:29:56Z")

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Check out the [http://www.Rubyology.com](http://www.Rubyology.com) podcast for quick ruby tips!

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**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-online-ruby-tutorial-for-learning-basic-ruby-syntax/122547/5 "2007-12-09T23:41:22Z")

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Two tutorials I really like are both found at: [www.vtc.com](http://www.vtc.com). There’s a  
tutorial for Ruby and a tutorial for Rails. You won’t become a  
12th-degree Rails Ninja by watching these, but you should have a pretty  
good understanding of the foundation of Ruby and Rails.

I also like that he mentions the different command line tools that are  
available for Ruby and how to use them.

Two must-have books in your collection are “Programming Ruby” and “Agile  
Web D. with Rails”, both from The Pragmatic Programmers.  
([www.pragprog.com](http://www.pragprog.com))

Hope that helps!  
-kodama

Nemo wrote:

> Thanks for the recommendation… The tutorial is good