I just started to learn Ruby and as a .Net developer, I'm wondering if I should just go straight ahead and use IronRuby, without trying some pure Ruby first.
What do you think? Will I be missing anything?
-- rauchy
I would use pure ruby (Matz Ruby Interpreter (MRI)) to start off. My understanding is that iron ruby is not quite ready yet.
If you are looking for a good book my current favorite (over pickaxe) is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596516177 by matz and flanagan, the book is very concise well written paragraphs and they provide great examples (in 1.8.* and 1.9)
Enjoy! :D