2. How to Learn a New Language¶
You never need optimal performance, you need good-enough performance… Programmers are far too hung up with performance.
—Barbara Liskov, 2011
- 2.1. Prelude: Learning to Learn Languages and Frameworks
- 2.2. Pair Programming
- 2.3. Introducing Ruby,an Object-Oriented Language
- 2.4. Ruby Idioms: Poetry Mode, Blocks, Duck Typing
- 2.5. CHIPS: Ruby Intro
- 2.6. Gems and Bundler: Library Management in Ruby
- 2.7. Fallacies and Pitfalls
- 2.8. Concluding Remarks: How (Not) To Learn a Language By Googling