# Point me in the right direction

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 21, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/point-me-in-the-right-direction/64008 "2006-06-21T10:06:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![sumwutdum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@sumwutdum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumwutdum)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/point-me-in-the-right-direction/64008/1 "2006-06-21T10:06:06Z")

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Hello Ruby community!  
Let me start by saying, that this doesnâ??t really count as a technical  
question, but please humor me.  
The thing is, I came across this translated help file for a program  
called â??RPG maker XPâ? and in no time at all I was lost in this  
all-to-vague document. (Lost in a good way mind you!)

Soon after I downloaded the â??RPG maker XPâ? program its self . . . It  
was a let down, but inside it I found it was created through Ruby. For  
days I played with variables through the Script editor, until I found  
there was little more I could do with it. (Due to lack of translation.)  
After playing with random variables, and classes; I found that the lack  
of information in the file, and untranslated explanations inside the  
program itself kept me from doing anything besides running tiny lines of  
script outside the actual shell.

Honestly though I felt I had been bitten, I started dreaming about  
scripting . . . Obsessing over Ruby, really. So It would go without  
saying that, I downloaded Ruby itself. Unfortunately though, my  
knowledge of scripting runs no deeper then making, my old TRS 80 play  
music through electrical beeps and an old technical manual called  
â??Commodore 64: Coding for Childrenâ? in which I was thought how to create  
a simple game, inside of the commodore 64’s language. (A type of Visual  
Basic, I think)

So after this all to long-winded explanation, I sit here with no real  
knowledge of Ruby (Or any other form of scripting for that matter.) And  
I say â??Iâ??m in dire need of beginner level tutorials on Ruby.â? I can say  
that what I am shown I pick up quickly, but Iâ??m not sure where to start,  
and am looking for a bit of direction. I love playing with ruby and even  
if it is only a hobby I am truly obsessed.

Any feedback on where to start, or perhaps some tutorials, would be much  
appreciated.  
Thanks in advance,  
â??SumWutDumâ??

P.S. I have looked for tutorials, but am also curious to know where  
others started there journeys in Ruby.

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**Author:** ![sumwutdum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@sumwutdum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumwutdum)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 10:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/point-me-in-the-right-direction/64008/2 "2006-06-21T10:27:41Z")

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Chris Also Chris? wrote:

> Any feedback on where to start, or perhaps some tutorials, would be much  
> appreciated.

Start here:

[http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/](http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/)  
[http://tryruby.hobix.com/](http://tryruby.hobix.com/)

Cheers,  
Dave

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**Author:** ![sumwutdum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@sumwutdum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sumwutdum)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/point-me-in-the-right-direction/64008/3 "2006-06-21T11:09:45Z")

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Ah, the first link. Like a dream come true!  
Thank you kindly Dave!

Still any other, Site, or document, that others found usefull would  
still be very apricated.

(Sorry about the grammer, I’m damn sleepy.)