# What's the good book for ruby beginner and where can I find

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**Created:** [September 8, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145 "2007-09-08T14:35:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145/1 "2007-09-08T14:35:57Z")

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Hi,

I am a beginner of ruby. Can someone tell me what’s the best book for  
the  
ruby beginner?  
I would also like your advice to sharpen my ruby skill. Where can I find  
a  
good ruby project? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Guofu\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/59ef9b/32.png) [@Guofu\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guofu_C)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145/2 "2007-09-08T14:41:59Z")

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programming ruby second edition.

2007/9/8, Guofu C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

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**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145/3 "2007-09-08T14:56:01Z")

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Guofu C. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am a beginner of ruby. Can someone tell me what’s the best book for the  
> ruby beginner?  
> I would also like your advice to sharpen my ruby skill. Where can I find a  
> good ruby project? Thanks!

This has been the subject of a recent long thread. Look for the thread  
“Programming Ruby for Newbies” starting on Sep 3.

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**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145/4 "2007-09-08T15:43:06Z")

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On Sep 8, 2007, at 8:54 AM, Tim H. wrote:

> Guofu C. wrote:
> 
> > I am a beginner of ruby. Can someone tell me what’s the best book  
> > for the  
> > ruby beginner?  
> > I would also like your advice to sharpen my ruby skill. Where can  
> > I find a  
> > good ruby project? Thanks!
> 
> This has been the subject of a recent long thread. Look for the  
> thread “Programming Ruby for Newbies” starting on Sep 3.

Here is a URL for that thread: [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/123519](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/123519)

And Here is a source of projects: [http://www.rubyquiz.com/index.html](http://www.rubyquiz.com/index.html)

Regards, Morton

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145/5 "2007-09-09T15:11:15Z")

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Something that detailed how to put ruby, GTK2 and something like  
Glade together would be useful. Even articles are few and far  
between.

–  
Chris G.

“Chance favors only the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur

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**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-the-good-book-for-ruby-beginner-and-where-can-i-find/114145/6 "2007-09-08T15:47:06Z")

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For a none programmer like myself I found “Beginning  
Ruby” by Apress a good beginner book.

Jeff