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Title: Can't make up your mind between SmallTalk and Python?
Review: I got ahold of this book, after deciding it was high time to learn a new language. I was tired of C++ and Java, and started peeking at SmallTalk and Python. Being less than enthusiastic about both, I delayed until a friend mentioned Ruby."Sigh. YASL!(Yet-Another-Scripting-Language)" was my first thought, but upon closer inspection I found it to be the kind of middle ground I wanted.The book is great as an introductory read. It briefly passes thru and mentions all aspects, slowing down on the more important ones, and covers alot of ground on a more light note. As a reference and indepth study, it is less useful, but this is more due to the young age of the Ruby language and libraries, than a failure of the book.Both the language and the book make for excellent brainfeed.
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