# HELP.. wanna learn ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-wanna-learn-ruby/108047>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 28, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-wanna-learn-ruby/108047 "2007-06-28T18:24:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-wanna-learn-ruby/108047/1 "2007-06-28T18:24:04Z")

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I am a second year degree student studying for on information systems  
who is interested in programming and open source software solutions… I  
am looking for a ruby project to get involved in which could actually  
use da fact that I am new to it… or to put it simply a project where i  
can get da hang of the language witout being a pain to other experienced  
developers… If ther is anyone who can help pls contact me thrugh the  
forum or… by my mail

thnaks

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**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-wanna-learn-ruby/108047/2 "2007-06-29T12:10:01Z")

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well got the Apress.Beginning.Ruby.From.Novice.to.Professional book and  
have a couple of sites that have guides and help… I shall check the  
books u  
sent over thank you for the reply by da way… also I would like to  
contribute towards ruby in some way because it seems like the right  
thing to  
do…

thanks again  
Thilankka

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**Author:** ![ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@ti-mara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ti-mara)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-wanna-learn-ruby/108047/3 "2007-06-29T00:01:58Z")

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have you tried doing projects from books – a nice book to get into ruby  
and  
rails that you develop an web site is from SitePoinr is:

\*Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)  
\*  
by Patrick  
Lenz[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?\_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Patrick%20Lenz](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Patrick%20Lenz)

check out the pickaxe book of course for ruby language stuff

\*Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide, Second Edition  
[ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) \*  
by Dave  
Thomas[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?\_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Dave%20Thomas](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Dave%20Thomas)(Author),  
Chad  
Fowler[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?\_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Chad%20Fowler](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Chad%20Fowler)(Author),  
Andy  
Hunt[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?\_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Andy%20Hunt](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/105-3760114-0860431?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Andy%20Hunt)(Author)