My life would be pretty different without _why and this (poignant) guide.
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
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Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#32Aside from the book, this brings back all those fuzzy feelings of learning ruby. Boolean functions end in ?, in-place transformations end in !
each, unless. It's just such a beautiful language.
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#33I remember a documentary was being made on _why. Anyone know where that got up to?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64anPPVUw5U
Here’s another fun video:
Why the Lucky Stiff and The Thirsty Cups at RailsConf 2006
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#34this is legitimately the worst programming book i've ever read. i wanted to get started with ruby back in 2009, and everyone was praising this book. i got it, read the first few chapters, and got bored out of my mind. it meanders and takes forever to get to the point. in the end, i never really learned ruby, and the main cause was this book.
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#35Aside from the book, this brings back all those fuzzy feelings of learning ruby. Boolean functions end in ?, in-place transformations end in ! each, unless. It's just such a beautiful language.
Which of course, we shall remember comes from our beloved Scheme. :)
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#36I don't know who _why is, but I get the impression that he/she is something of a legend. I love the whimsical style of this book.
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#37Thanks, it made me (poignantly) remember Ruby and _why
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#38this is legitimately the worst programming book i've ever read. i wanted to get started with ruby back in 2009, and everyone was praising this book. i got it, read the first few chapters, and got bored out of my mind. it meanders and takes forever to get to the point. in the end, i never really learned ruby, and the main cause was this book.
A book which stops you learning Ruby is in fact an excellent book.
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#39I've always felt this was a singular achievement, one which perfectly captured the spirit of its author, the community he inhabited, and a particular zeitgeist in programming and on the internet. The need for various other authors to attempt to replicate it for other languages by creating rambling, twee books with wacky titles and comic characters of their own, I've frankly found a bit sad and underwhelming. It's a b…
This about sums up most Monty Python and Rick & Morty references as well. A lot of nerd/hacker culture falls into this kind of recognition of unique humor and wit, then squeezing every little drop of joy out of it until it's as empty as a Garfield cartoon.
this complaint is effectively “repost!!!”
Re: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)
#40I've always felt this was a singular achievement, one which perfectly captured the spirit of its author, the community he inhabited, and a particular zeitgeist in programming and on the internet. The need for various other authors to attempt to replicate it for other languages by creating rambling, twee books with wacky titles and comic characters of their own, I've frankly found a bit sad and underwhelming. It's a b…
This about sums up most Monty Python and Rick & Morty references as well. A lot of nerd/hacker culture falls into this kind of recognition of unique humor and wit, then squeezing every little drop of joy out of it until it's as empty as a Garfield cartoon.
Au contraire: https://garfieldminusgarfield.net
(Although I suppose a case could be made for it still being "empty.")