From: Kenichi Komiya Date: 2001-02-16T03:31:38+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:10922] Re: Making Hash from two lists From: Aleksi Niemel� Subject: [ruby-talk:10919] Re: Making Hash from two lists Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 02:58:20 +0900 > Kenichi Komiya and David Alan Black: > > > Q1: Do you think this is worth including to core Ruby? > > > > Yes. I tend to think in terms of Array#to_hash more than > > Hash#from_array, but perhaps both (?). > > I'm sure they're useful to have around, but I'm not convinced they should be > in Ruby core. Yes, that was the exact reason I wanted to put my snipet into some online cookbook. There are always codes that are useful but too small to make their own entry in RAA. Not all of them should be in the Ruby core. Thus the online cook book is definitely useful. > > > > Q3: I belive there was a discussion to create a snipet > > > repository, which archives useful but small code examples. > > > Is this facility already online? > > > > I can only answer from one perspective, namely that of the Ruby > > Garden, which is intended to be more of a workshop than a repository, > > though possibly that too. The answer is that it isn't online yet. > > However, I defer to others who may have repositories of various > > kinds up and running. > > Well, my browser is Mozilla, and it seems to be better than yours since it > finds Ruby Garden, it's online cook book and couple of simple recipes > written by some anonymous lad > > http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyOnlineCookbook > > Anyway, I guess what you meant and I agree. The full blown cook book with > contribution and growing (farming) functionality isn't there yet. Only > simple Wiki. What is missing is an example entry. I do not see how code snipet like mine are supposed to be submitted. Kenich Komiya.