# Ruby newcomer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 7, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758 "2005-12-07T17:31:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/1 "2005-12-07T17:31:35Z")
Hi all! I’m totally new to ruby (and don’t have much experience with programming at all) and need to implement a program (for school) which shows a solution for the nQueensProblem. It should be able to show the solutions even if the “chessboard” is bigger than 8x8! Can anyone give me some ideas how to get this program done quickly? best regards Bernhard ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/2 "2005-12-07T17:35:39Z")
On Dec 7, 2005, at 10:27 AM, BAT wrote: > Can anyone give me some ideas how to get this program done quickly? What part are you having trouble with? Dive right in and then just post questions here as you have them. If you back yourself into a corner, we’ll get you out. 😉 James Edward G. II ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/3 "2005-12-07T17:39:49Z")
BAT wrote: > Firstly you gain ten points for being honest and telling us that you are asking us to do your school work. However you loose all these points and more for not using that indispensable programming tool… GOOGLE Try “n queens problem” and just remember than unless your teacher is a complete idiot they will have done this too. ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/4 "2005-12-07T17:47:58Z")
On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 01:27:35AM +0900, BAT wrote: > Can anyone give me some ideas how to get this program done quickly? Asking a mailing list to do your homework for you is poor form. I suggest you google “n queens problem” and you’ll find many good resources. When you have a Ruby-specific question, we’ll be glad to help. regards, Ed ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/5 "2005-12-07T18:32:54Z")
As others have said, use Google or whatever materials your teacher has provided to get the basic algorithm for solving the problem. Then code that algorithm in Ruby. If you look at some of the quizzes and solutions on [rubyquiz.com](http://rubyquiz.com), you will quickly see that even simple problems can be solved in many different ways in Ruby. It is a very flexible language, which is why so many of us enjoy it so much. Ryan ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/6 "2005-12-07T21:37:01Z")
[The N Queens Problem](http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/queens/queens). ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/7 "2005-12-07T18:08:22Z")
I’m sorry if you felt like i’m trying to get the code from you! That wasn’t the thing i was asking for!! I use to do my homework myself. I just wanted to know which is the best way to start solving the problem as a person without knowledge in programming. anyway, thanks for your quick replies ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/8 "2005-12-08T16:17:43Z")
Well, it won’t help you with your homework, but if you’re looking for an introduction to Ruby aimed at those with no previous experience, I wrote this: [Learn to Program, by Chris Pine](http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/) Let me know if you get stuck or anything. 🙂 Chris ---
**Author:** ![b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@b.trapp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b.trapp)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newcomer/95758/9 "2005-12-08T00:30:09Z")
Have a look at the Ruby Q. site. Chess Variants Quiz. Might give you some ideas. [http://rubyquiz.com/quiz35.html](http://rubyquiz.com/quiz35.html) [http://rubyquiz.com/quiz36.html](http://rubyquiz.com/quiz36.html)