On: Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)

[RangerScience]

There are two kinds of people who are trying to learn code: Those who already think like a programmer, and those who don't.

K&R is for one of those. _why's guide is for the other.

[darthrupert → RangerScience]

And those of us who are not dumb enough to be locked into a single narrow mindset will enjoy them both.

[RangerScience → darthrupert]

TBF, input is generally linear; prior to experiencing both, one will be better suited to go first. Usually because it makes the broader concept-space - and thus the second - more generally accessible.

[brazzy → darthrupert]

...or else!