I've always wanted to learn Ruby. I think this book is perfect for me. I had to just scroll over the pages to "get it" (I have a really bad attention span).

Though I've been programming in PHP for a while sheepish smile. So, that might've helped. Total beginners, I'm not sure.

The probable reason for this is because, you get to the "good parts" quickly (twitter code). It's good for me because I don't want to be drilled down with the basics all over again.

An idea for a code example. As you mostly concentrate on web scraping, you can teach people how they can make a PDF version of your book so that they can read it on their ebook readers. I normally learn new languages when I have a real good need for it. This example can motivate them to actually "start" coding.

And thanks a lot for your effort! Appreciate it.