As far as I can tell, a complete English translation of the Ruby Hacking Guide does not exist. I find this unbelievable given the fact that it was originally written in 2004. Of course, a few attempts have been made:
- The RubyForge project is ostensibly the most official, but even a cursory look through the mailing list archives reveals that it has low traffic and is more or less dead.
- C. E. Thornton also took a stab at translating it, calling his version the Integrated Ruby Hacker's Guide. While substantial, it too is incomplete: the "blue" chapters are machine translated.
This site gives the most thorough background that I could find.
My questions are as follows.
- Does anyone know if there is another significant English translation of the Ruby Hacking Guide available?
- Is there an active translation effort in progress?
- Even if someone were to produce an English version of the Ruby Hacking Guide, would it still be relevant?
- Apart from the Ruby Hacking Guide, what is the best resource for English-speaking developers who want to work on/understand Ruby internals?