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tamouse's review against another edition
5.0
Black's book, The Well-Grounded Rubyist, is an exceptional book and deemed a must-read by many in the community. I originally read the version "Ruby for Rails" way back when I first began learning Ruby on Rails, and this version is the best yet.
nakedsushi's review against another edition
4.0
This was suggested to me by someone as a helpful book for someone new to the language but not new to programming in general. I found this more helpful than the Pickaxe book because it's concise with examples while being detailed in the why's, when's and how's of things, which is something I'm more interested in when learning a new language.
It's an excellent companion to the Pickaxe book since it gives a different voice and perspective on the subject. I mainly read The Well-Grounded Rubyist and then used the Pickaxe book as reference when I needed to look up something more technical.
It's an excellent companion to the Pickaxe book since it gives a different voice and perspective on the subject. I mainly read The Well-Grounded Rubyist and then used the Pickaxe book as reference when I needed to look up something more technical.
eswan18's review against another edition
4.0
A solid introduction to Ruby. A bit simplistic if you come in with a solid foundation in programming (some concepts could be explained much more concisely using existing terminology; for example “lexical scoping” is never said explicitly and is explained over several paragraphs), but thorough and generally well-written.
wesbaker's review
4.0
Definitely a very good book on Ruby, the best I've read so far. It describes some typically hard-to-understand topics in a very clear fashion. I already knew most of what was being taught, but there were still useful bits here and there. I'd recommend reading this if you're newer to Ruby and maybe even skim it if you're an experienced Rubyist.
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