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Getting Started

Here are some on-line resources to help you get started learning and using Ruby.

• Programming Ruby (the Pick-axe Book), 1st edition(It is highly recommended that you read the most recent edition of the book, though currently only the first edition is available for free.)
• comp.lang.ruby FAQ. Frequently-asked questions concerning the Usenet group comp.lang.ruby, which (thanks to some gateway magic) is also the ruby-talk mailing list
• The Ruby Language FAQ. Frequently-asked questions concerning the Ruby programming language
• 10 Minutes to Your First Ruby Application. There's no better way to experience the elegance and power of Ruby than to fire up your code editor and start writing Ruby code. Create a small, useful Ruby application, and along the way, you'll learn what makes the language tick.
• Try Ruby. Got 15 minutes? Give Ruby a shot right now! Try Ruby is an online, Web-based Ruby shell. And it has an interactive tutorial.
• The Ruby Hacking Guide. An English translation from the original Japanese version. The RHG is a book that explains the internal workings of the official C implementation of the Ruby interpreter.
• Learn to Program. A tutorial for people with little or no programming experience. Learn basic Ruby in the context of simple programming constructs.
• Apprendre à Programmer. French version of Learn to Program
• Japanese version of Learn to Program
• Learning Ruby. Similar to Learn to Program(it borrows examples from that work)
• Einführung in Ruby. German version of Learning Ruby
• Apprenez Ruby. French version of Learning Ruby
• Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. Think different.