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tlrobinson on Oct 18, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Learn You a Haskell for Great Good

Or Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby? http://poignantguide.net/ruby/

Personally I don't find these artsy trendy programming guides that appealing, but if it gets the job done...

joestrickler on Oct 18, 2008 [–]

Technical writing is boring. But having an artsy trendy programming guide as part of a set of introductory materials is a way to "take a break" mentally without having to go off-topic.

(At least, that's why they appeal to me...)

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