A good book helps get past the hurdles of knowing what function to use for what. However, the only real examples in the Ruby books I've read are in Rails books. So that might be part of the cultural issue jamesgeck refers to. Poor docs + book focus on Rails means you can only learn Ruby for the purpose of Rails
I find that confusing as there are plenty of good Ruby books that aren't Rails focused all the way from beginner to advanced. Maybe they're just not promoted properly, though.
I find that confusing as there are plenty of good Ruby books that aren't Rails focused all the way from beginner to advanced. Maybe they're just not promoted properly, though.