Heads up: This post is 15 years old. My thinking may have evolved since then — read it with that in mind.
Completely forgot how I stumbled upon this book…
I probably saw someone tweeted about this:
http://ryanbigg.com/2010/12/ubuntu-ruby-rvm-rails-and-you/
The last time I installed Redmine on Linode, I wanted to stab someone in the teeth! Somehow I’m tempted to relive that experience… now.
So on that link I found this interesting story about the Learn You The Ruby (LYTR) book, which is inspired by Zed Shaw’s Learn Python the Hard Way book. You can find it on github, CC licensed.
Or, read it online at http://learn-you-the-ruby.heroku.com/book/chapter/1
This book will probably be a good compliment to the Ruby and Rails course I’m taking at P2PU. Looking forward to doing my 3rd round on P2PU to help iterate social, peer-2-peer learning!