Re: "Learn to code"-type book for students?

You can share Head First Ruby (
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Head-First-Ruby-Jay-McGavren/dp/1449372651/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=head+first+ruby&qid=1563833927&s=gateway&sr=8-1
)

The book is very beginner friendly (I didn't read the Ruby one, but I read
a few of their books and I had a friend who is a complete beginner reading
those and he liked it).

Alternatively you can use Leart to Program (
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learn-Program-Using-Ruby-Facets/dp/1934356360/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=learn+to+program&qid=1563833933&s=gateway&sr=8-1)
which is very easy for a beginner to pick up. The focus is on programming
for complete beginners and it happens to use Ruby as the programming
language.

I have experience with both of them so I can recommend them, but I can't
remember other resources that are beginner friendl.

Hope that helps. Cheers.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 11:06 PM Ken D'Ambrosio <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey, all.  I'll admit it: Ruby's my favorite language, at least in part
> because concepts that had been difficult or overly abstract in other
> languages were straightforward concepts in Ruby.  And now, well, I'd
> like to share the fun.  But I had ~25-odd years of hacking and slashing
> in various languages before I went down Ruby Road; what I'm looking for
> is an introduction-to-programming type of thing (book, website,
> whatever) that happens to use Ruby, *not* simply a book aimed at a
> programmer who's looking to learn Ruby.  Basically, one that starts with
> simple challenges (increment a variable; figure out what use modulo is,
> or #to_int, etc., etc.) with Ruby as the fabric that ties these
> together.
>
> Does such a beastie exist?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ken
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