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(Poignant) Guide Earlies #

by why in cult

As I’m wrapping up the 8th chapter of my obscure Ruby book, you might be interested in a sneak peek at some of the art going into this 20-page fully-illustrated chapter. The Poignant Guide Earlies set on flickr has just a few scans.

This weekend I’ll also be posting some scans from Expansion Pak No. 2, which covers packaging libraries. This expansion pak will have appearances by Spiderman, Indiana Jones, various illegal Windows product keys, illegal scans of sheet music—in short, a pile of things which will render the book unprintable. With any luck, the first illegal programming manual.

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 13:24

The Berklee Real Book of Ruby. Let’s go to Berklee.

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 13:44

Wasn’t Lions’ `A Commentary on the UNIX Operating System’ the first illegal programming manual?

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 14:34

No, this is before rocket boots existed.

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 15:05

Dude, I’d totally buy a printed version of this book.

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 15:54

I want it!

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 16:19

i would buy a printed book if it contained no ‘chunky bacon’ references. i detest chunky bacon. bacon should be wafer thin and smoked lightly. for those who enjoy ‘chunky bacon’ isn’t about time they were given a polyphonic ringtone?

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 16:22

chu chu chu chu, cha cha cha cha. chun chun chun, chun. chunk, chunk, chunk, chunk. CHUNKY , CHUNKY, CHUNKY , CHUNKY…... bacon.

get the melodic drift?

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 19:52

No

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 20:50

the dragon: is that sung to the tune of ‘My Sharona’?

Why: I hope the foxes are studying law with Lawrence Lessig.

said on 04 Jan 2007 at 22:19

w00t, the (p)G will be a completed masterwork! I would go for a hard copy as well, but I, unlike others, like my bacon references to be chunky.

said on 05 Jan 2007 at 03:10

Prolific!

said on 05 Jan 2007 at 13:20

The hardcover should have blank pages in strategically relevant places and should come with all the figures pre-printed Then we could make our own pop-up book if we wanted to..

ahem.

said on 05 Jan 2007 at 16:33

Okay, yes, I can do that. You are a great resource, LninYo, have I ever told you that? Well, you are.

said on 05 Jan 2007 at 17:32

...a popup of “a huge onion right in the middle crease of the book.” :)

said on 05 Jan 2007 at 22:24

I think the book needs to be sold as a package with the Bacon of the Month Club:

http://www.gratefulpalate.com/?p=Category_11

said on 06 Jan 2007 at 10:37

bought.

said on 06 Jan 2007 at 14:42

dr. jones there’s no time- you throw me the ruby, i throw you the whip!

said on 06 Jan 2007 at 16:38

eating pigs is gross. how about s/chunky bacon/curdled tofucan/g. savory !

said on 07 Jan 2007 at 11:07

poignant samizdat !

said on 07 Jan 2007 at 18:29

that’s very kind of you why. I was going to make my own popups if we didn’t get them in the book, so thanks! :)

said on 10 Jan 2007 at 15:45

I LIKE RUBY AND HOPE TO LEARN MORE . IF I KEEP USING THE RAILS YOU WILL NOT WONDER AGAIN . LOOK FOR IT ON REDDIT .

said on 12 Jan 2007 at 15:29

SLUGGY , I have been watching reddit and many things are happening. Thankyou!

said on 14 Jan 2007 at 05:48

If I keep using the rails…

YOU WILL NOT WONDER AGAIN .

said on 19 Jan 2007 at 20:40

Book with bacon!!!

11 Jul 2010 at 20:48

* do fancy stuff in your comment.

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