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If you have ever tried to teach yourself something, you probably know that is can be difficult to get started on your own. In the beginning, you know so little that practicing your skills is incredibly boring, and learning everything can be so overwhelming. However don't let that stop you from learning to code! Coding is much too amazing to pass up the chance to learn; it will change your life, make you cry, scream with joy, and possibly include side effects such as strong dispositions towards chunky bacon.

To solve aforementioned learning issues, I have recently stumbled upon an amazing book that solves many such problems, while simultaneously introducing only one: you may possibly ignore all other obligations while reading this book. Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby is a book about a great many things, only one of which is the learning of Ruby, a computer programming language primarily used in the development of web applications. It will also teach you about the way of starmonkeys, new currencies, government subversion (or should I say grandiose submarining ), meditation with telephone cords, prank calling, and much, much more. It may also dissolve you into paroxysms of laughter, or tears, or both. (Plus, its written by Why the Lucky Stiff. Now what could be better than an electronic book written by a dead person?)

When you have reached the end of W(p)GtR (you are never finished with it, you have only read it for the first of many times), you may find yourself wanting to learn more Ruby. (If so, I suggest using Codeacademy or Googling yourself up a tutorial of your own.) If you do not want to learn Ruby after reading W(p)GtR, something may have been seriously broken within you. However, this will never be spoken of in your presence, only behind closed doors, and it will doubtfully have any great impact on your life. (Besides the fact that you may never come to properly enjoy bacon.) If you are such a broken person however, and are only in search of more shenanigans, I may suggest Homestuck to you, as I have heard it is full of a great many shenanigans, however that is a whole other story.

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