# Re: Pickaxe 1 & 2 - Worth the upgrade?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-pickaxe-1-2-worth-the-upgrade/94271>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 27, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-pickaxe-1-2-worth-the-upgrade/94271 "2006-04-27T13:37:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-pickaxe-1-2-worth-the-upgrade/94271/1 "2006-04-27T13:37:11Z")

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Doug B. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] :

# I was just wondering if it would be worth me buying the

# second edition of Pickaxe?

imho, yes

#Is there really much difference between it and the first edition?

if 200+ page difference is much, then yes  
if 1.6 differ much w 1.8, then yes

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**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-pickaxe-1-2-worth-the-upgrade/94271/2 "2006-04-27T17:58:24Z")

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Plus, if you get the PDF, then they refresh it for free when there are  
changes.

Warren S.