# Is there a college textbook for Ruby? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 3, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-college-textbook-for-ruby/81106 "2007-01-03T23:45:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimdeuc)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-college-textbook-for-ruby/81106/1 "2007-01-03T23:45:48Z")
The Pragmatic Programmer’s “Programming Ruby” book is great, but I’m looking for something that is split up with questions and lessons and junk like that. You know how school textbooks are: they explain something, and then ask you to answer questions and do exercises based on what they just explained. Is there something like that for Ruby and/or RubyOnRails? ---
**Author:** ![jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimdeuc)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-college-textbook-for-ruby/81106/2 "2007-01-04T00:15:03Z")
On 1/3/07, James D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > The Pragmatic Programmer’s “Programming Ruby” book is great, but I’m > looking for something that is split up with questions and lessons and > junk like that. > > You know how school textbooks are: they explain something, and then ask > you to answer questions and do exercises based on what they just > explained. Is there something like that for Ruby and/or RubyOnRails? The Ruby Cookbook and Ruby Q. are sorta like that. ---
**Author:** ![jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimdeuc)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-college-textbook-for-ruby/81106/3 "2007-01-04T00:37:09Z")
I wouldn’t recommed either of those as a primary text; I would perhaps use them as references (except Ruby Q. could be fun for homework if you’re evil ;)). I don’t know if there really is anything out there; I’ve been working on something in my spare time but I have too many projects on my plate right now to finish it. My suggestion would be to develop a curriculum based on either the Pickaxe or Ruby for Rails (Which is split up a little better IMHO). –Jeremy On 1/3/07, Greg D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > Greg D. > [http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/) – My free Ruby e-book: [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/) My blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://www.mrneighborly.com/)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://www.rubyinpractice.com/](http://www.rubyinpractice.com/) ---
**Author:** ![jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimdeuc)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-college-textbook-for-ruby/81106/4 "2007-01-04T03:38:12Z")
James D. wrote: > The Pragmatic Programmer’s “Programming Ruby” book is great, but I’m > looking for something that is split up with questions and lessons and > junk like that. > > You know how school textbooks are: they explain something, and then ask > you to answer questions and do exercises based on what they just > explained. Is there something like that for Ruby and/or RubyOnRails? Not so much a textbook but Brian Schroeder’s website includes the slides of a summer university level course on the Ruby language. Each section closes with problems to solve. [http://ruby.brian-schroeder.de/course/](http://ruby.brian-schroeder.de/course/) JB