37signals: Programming at Warp Speed
   Lesson: Create a simple product as fast as you can, then get feedback from customers and make it better. Chicago firm uses Ruby and premade software from Rails. [BusinessWeek]
   http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_13/b3977005.htm

A Joyful Gem
   By Rick Wayne. Short positive review, with code samples. Full text, in an email; to see it on magazine website one must register. [Software Development]
   http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/56614

An Interview with the Creator of Ruby
   Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, discusses Ruby and O'Reilly guide 'Ruby in a Nutshell'. [O'Reilly Network]
   http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2001/11/29/ruby.html

An Introduction to Ruby
   Explains that the world can use another language for the simple reason that Ruby makes programming fun again, and that's what counts. Introduction via examining high-level Ruby traits, and distinguishing traits. [O'Reilly Network]
   http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2001/10/25/ruby.html

Bypassing the GUI
   By Brian Marick. Testing through a GUI is hard, testing through a scripting interface is easier. Example uses Ruby to test Word through COM. [Software Testing and Quality Engineering Magazine]
   http://www.testing.com/writings/bypassing-the-gui.pdf

Delightful Languages: Ruby
   Medium length positive review, with code samples, references; PDF format. [The Perl Review]
   http://www.theperlreview.com/Issues/The_Perl_Review_0_6.pdf

Interview with the Creator of Ruby
   Forum comments and discussion related to Ruby and O'Reilly guide 'Ruby in a Nutshell'; diverse opinions, many positive remarks. [Slashdot.org]
   http://slashdot.org/developers/01/12/01/0110233.shtml

Making Waves in the Ruby World
   Three Ruby projects stand out (JRuby, Mongrel, Ruport) not so much for development, but for communicating well, something many projects do less well. Linux Journal.
   http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000085/

Obie, Has It Been 9 Years Already?
   Matz Roundtable Notes from Friday night at RubyConf 2005, as questions and answers. [Obie Fernandez Weblog]
   http://jroller.com/page/obie?entry=matz_roundtable_notes

Programming Ruby
   Forum comments and discussion on Ruby and the book 'Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide'; diverse opinions, many positive remarks. [Slashdot.org]
   http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/03/25/1624239

Programming in Ruby
   Take the pure object orientation of Smalltalk, remove the quirky syntax and reliance on a workspace. Add the convenience and power of Perl, but without the special cases and magic conversions. Give it a clean syntax based partly on Eiffel, add a few conce
   http://www.ddj.com/dept/webservices/184404436

Programming in the Ruby Language
   Forum comments and discussion related to July IBM developerWorks Ruby article, with the usual diversity of opinion, much of it positive. [Slashdot.org]
   http://slashdot.org/developers/01/08/11/2211254.shtml

Ruby Creator Y. Matsumoto
   Interview with Matz, explains motives and early history, job duties, 10 top tips for those going into computing, focus on the human. [CIPS Connections]
   http://www.cips.ca/news/national/news.asp?aID=1224

Ruby-lang.org Opens Online!
   Announcement of Ruby-lang domain and website. [Linux Today]
   http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-10-29-004-04-NW

Ruby: Productive Programming Language
   Short positive overview, explains Ruby by comparing with some other languages; focus on production; code samples, forum with many comments. [Linux Journal]
   http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5915

The Ruby Programming Language
   Very clear introductory article by Ruby creator Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto. [InformIT]
   http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=18225&redir=1&rl=1

Using MySQL with Ruby
   By Paul DuBois. Two parts: Using the Ruby MySQL Module, Using the Ruby DBI Module. HTML, PDF; online, downloads (tar, zip). [Kitebird.com]
   http://www.kitebird.com/articles/

Using the Ruby MySQL Module
   Article describes how to install the Tomita Masahiro's MySQL module and use it to write MySQL-based Ruby scripts. By Paul DuBois.
   http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html

What Can Ruby Do for the Enterprise?
   By Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier. Not only is Ruby advancing, but other languages are taking cues from it. O'Reilly Network technical editor chromatic says Ruby influences Perl 6 design. Short text, a few links. [NewsFactor]
   http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20862.html

Why Not Ruby?
   Forum comments and discussion, with wide diversity of opinion, much of it positive. [Slashdot.org]
   http://slashdot.org/developers/01/07/08/1955209.shtml

Why You Might Want to Try Ruby
   Editorial with description and code; resulting forum comments and discussion of mostly positive opinion. [freshmeat.net]
   http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/358/

Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto: Ruby Design Principles
   What makes a good programming language? It helps human thoughts, helps us think better, and makes us better programmers. Interview with brief summary, MP3 download. IT Conversations.
   http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1638.html