Robert Evans

This class looks interesting. I’m very tempted to sign up, I just don’t have the time right now as I’m busy studying for some security certifications. Not to mention that programming is not a job requirement for me…just something I’m interested in learning more about.

I noticed the class starts on January 7th. Do you know if the course follows a rigid time schedule or can anyone take the classes as time permits?

Thanks for sharing the link.

-Matt

@Matt, I believe it follows a time schedule, but Satish has a lot of the resources already on the site for people to read and learn from. Also, Pragmatic Programmers have a book coming out soon, Programming Ruby (often called the pickaxe book) that covers Ruby 1.9 – which should be out this month.

I’d look into getting that book to compliment the course.

@Matt, I believe it follows a time schedule, but Satish has a lot of the resources already on the site for people to read and learn from. Also, Pragmatic Programmers have a book coming out soon, Programming Ruby (often called the pickaxe book) that covers Ruby 1.9 – which should be out this month.

I’d look into getting that book to compliment the course.

@Robert, Thanks for the info. I’ve read part of the old version of the pickaxe (the one published freely on the web), but everyone seems to think that the newer version is better. I’m sure this latest version will be even better yet. I may have to check it out some time.

I always had trouble learning Object Oriented programming for some reason. I guess it is because the only real training I’ve ever received was in COBOL which is very far removed for OO programming.

Take care.

@Matt: I’ve always found that thinking of OOP like objects we see in real life helped make sense of the ideology behind OOP. Check out this site: http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

The fourth batch starts 1st March 2008 and enrollments are open.