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Suggested Reading (Version #4)

RUBY PROGRAMMING
Programming Ruby – The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide
by Dave Thomas ISBN – 0-974-51405-5
http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/ruby/index.html

A.K.A. the ‘pickaxe’, here is your desk reference / intro to Ruby programming all in one.

Ruby Cookbook – Recipes for Object-Oriented Scripting
by Lucas Carlson & Leonard Richardson ISBN – 0-596-52369-6
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyckbk/

O’Reilly fashion tutelage chock full of snippets and programs for your everyday (and offday) Ruby needs.

The Ruby Way – 2nd Edition
by Hal Fulton ISBN – 0-672-32884-4
http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0672328844&rl=1

Overview and philosophy of Ruby programming, similar to the Cookbook but with more theory involved.

RUBY ON RAILS
Agile Web Development with Rails
by Dave Thomas & David Heinemeier Hansson ISBN 0-976-69400-X
http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails1/index.html

New to Ruby on Rails? READ THIS FIRST. Oh yea, 2nd edition coming out in December.

Ruby for Rails
by David A. Black ISBN 1-932-339469-9
http://www.manning.com/black/

Decent at Rails development and wish to improve? Not sure what your Rails code is doing? Want to see how Ruby and Rails fuse together so nicely? READ THIS BOOK.

Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce – From Novice to Professional
by Christian Hellsten & Jarkko Laine ISBN 1-590-59736-2
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10178

After getting a grasp of Rails development, those who want a full software development cycle (including a test driven developmental approach and full deployment) building an e-commerce site will appreciate this book.

RUBY PROGRAMMING
Programming Ruby – The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide
by Dave Thomas ISBN – 0-974-51405-5
http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/ruby/index.html

A.K.A. the ‘pickaxe’, here is your desk reference / intro to Ruby programming all in one.

Ruby Cookbook – Recipes for Object-Oriented Scripting
by Lucas Carlson & Leonard Richardson ISBN – 0-596-52369-6
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyckbk/

O’Reilly fashion tutelage chock full of snippets and programs for your everyday (and offday) Ruby needs.

The Ruby Way – 2nd Edition
by Hal Fulton ISBN – 0-672-32884-4
http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0672328844&rl=1

Overview and philosophy of Ruby programming, similar to the Cookbook but with more theory involved.

RUBY ON RAILS
Agile Web Development with Rails
by Dave Thomas & David Heinemeier Hansson ISBN 0-976-69400-X
http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails1/index.html

New to Ruby on Rails? READ THIS FIRST. Oh yea, 2nd edition coming out in December.

Ruby for Rails
by David A. Black ISBN 1-932-339469-9
http://www.manning.com/black/

Decent at Rails development and wish to improve? Not sure what your Rails code is doing? Want to see how Ruby and Rails fuse together so nicely? READ THIS BOOK.

Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce – From Novice to Professional
by Christian Hellsten & Jarkko Laine ISBN 1-590-59736-2
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10178

After getting a grasp of Rails development, those who want a full software development cycle (including a test driven developmental approach and full deployment) building an e-commerce site will appreciate this book.