Learning Ruby

HacketyHack -- whytheluckystiff has now launched a "Ruby for kids" site to complement

why's [poignant] Guide to Ruby -- the original mind-expanding course; or for more staid heads

The Pickaxe Book -- 1st edition, on line

OK, so only the first one is news -- and something we've needed for years, since the old days of hands-on Basic on a PC are long past.