Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby

Colonel Panic writes "Why the lucky stiff has written one of the most unusual (and poignant) books about programming that I've ever encountered. The best description for it so far (seen on comp.lang.ruby) is that it's sort of like 'The Little Prince meets SICP'. However, it defies all attempts at description (at least in this small space), you've got to read it for yourself. Like SICP, the full text is available for free. This one is destined to become a classic - it will likely be known to future generations of jobless American computer scientists as 'The Fox Book.'"

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[TwistedGreen]

So did anyone actually not read the paragraph titled "But Don't Read This One!"?

I'm proud to say that I skipped it. :)

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[Mizery De Aria]

Mirror in case the site gets slashdotted

Architecture of Hofstadter ?

[leoaugust]

While reading the text "i" was reminded of "Godel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter. Of course, this text was more "Poignant."

"I" think.the difference was that Hofstadter wanted to talk to "computers" as if they were "old_wizened_demigods," :while

here "Why_The_Lucky_Stiff" wants to talk to the "computer" as if it were an "Enraptured_Infant" called "Ruby."

and "I" mean it in a good way.

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You can read this one:

[tunah]

Here's a mirror for obedient /.ers:

So did anyone actually not read the paragraph titled "But Don't Read This One!"? I'm proud to say that I skipped it. :)