Learning 2 Hack - For the very first time. With a deadline.
tsally: Whys Poignant Guide to Ruby is an excellent, gentle introduction to Ruby.  If it fits your personality that is.  Have a look and decide for yourself.http://www.scribd.com/doc/2236084/Whys-Poignant-Guide-to-Rub...Remember that Rails is just a large Ruby program.  The best way to understand Rails is to understand Ruby (plus MVC and other general software development theory that Rails uses).  If you don't understand Ruby, you'll just be a copy/paste Rails programmer.