Question about learning Ruby effectively

[Chan Nguyen]

Hi everyone,
I'm a newbie to Ruby. I've just started learning Ruby for a week, but I
love it ^_^ so much. I wonder is there any website to look up standard
library like C++?
And does Ruby have some standard container like C++ ( vector, list, map,
stack, deque... ). I come from a C++ background, so the way I think in
programming is pretty much from C++. I can see there's a big differences
in the way Ruby does work comparing with C++. So what is a good way to
start thinking in Ruby way? Can anyone share me some experiences? Great
thanks in advance !

 

[Jesús Gabriel y Galán]

Hi everyone,
I'm a newbie to Ruby. I've just started learning Ruby for a week, but I
love it ^_^ so much. I wonder is there any website to look up standard
library like C++?

http://ruby-doc.org/core/

contains the core classes.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib

contains the standard library.

And does Ruby have some standard container like C++ ( vector, list, map,
stack, deque... ).

The basic containers are arrays and hashes. An array can be used as a
stack or queue, and a hash is a map or dictionary.


Jesus.

 

[Robert Klemme]

http://ruby-doc.org/core/

contains the core classes.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib

contains the standard library.


The basic containers are arrays and hashes. An array can be used as a
stack or queue, and a hash is a map or dictionary.

Array can of course also be used as list, i.e. maintaining a custom
order and with O(1) element access.

And then there is Set for efficient set operations.

Kind regards

robert

 

[Josh Cheek]

http://ruby-doc.org/core/

contains the core classes.

http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib

contains the standard library.

Be aware that this is 1.8.6 docs.

 

[Pablo Torres N.]

I wonder is there any website to look up standard library like C++?

If you are considering a book, Programming Ruby, known as the pickaxe,
has a complete reference for core classes and the standard library.
Check it out here
http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9

 

[Chan Nguyen]

Wow, a lot of advices ! Great thanks to everybody. I will check those
links out ^_^ !

 

[Samuel Sternhagen]

Wow, a lot of advices ! Great thanks to everybody. I will check those
links out ^_^ !

Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby:

http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/

 

[Rick DeNatale]

What would he learn from that?

That foxes LOVE chunky bacon!


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[Andrew Wagner]

Also, Dave Thomas, the author of the pickaxe book, has a screencast on ruby m=
etaprogramming. While metaprogramming itself is an advanced topic, I watched=
this early on, and felt like it gave me a good jump on understanding the ru=
by object model.

 

[Damjan Rems]

Hi everyone,
I'm a newbie to Ruby. I've just started learning Ruby for a week, but I
love it ^_^ so much. I wonder is there any website to look up standard
library like C++?
And does Ruby have some standard container like C++ ( vector, list, map,
stack, deque... ). I come from a C++ background, so the way I think in
programming is pretty much from C++. I can see there's a big differences
in the way Ruby does work comparing with C++. So what is a good way to
start thinking in Ruby way? Can anyone share me some experiences? Great
thanks in advance !

Best ruby libraries documentation link + much more is Sidebar for
firefox. http://ruby-doc.org/docbar/

You may also want to read this site
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/,
which explains how is Ruby different from your language.

by
TheR