From: Nick Sieger <nicksieger@...>
Date: 2005-10-26T01:43:31+09:00
Subject: Re: What's your Ruby Number? (self.to_i)

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On 10/25/05, Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Maybe you could try the test again, and increase your LOC estimate by
> > 5000 or so...
>
> LOL No way: I forgot the other answers... :-))
>
>
You can try this mod which saves your answers (ruby vets feel free to
compact this even more):

=3D=3D=3D start
require 'yaml'

@sum =3D 0
if File.exist?('ruby_number.yml')
File.open('ruby_number.yml') do |f|
@answers =3D YAML::load(f)
end
end
@answers ||=3D {}

def question(name)
@current =3D name
yield
end

def answer
puts "(Previous answer: #{@answers[@current]})" if @answers[@current]
reply =3D gets.chomp
@answers[@current] =3D reply if reply.length > 0
@answers[@current]
end

def add(n)
@sum +=3D n
@answers[:total] =3D @sum
puts "#{n} points (#{@sum} total)"
puts
end

def yorn
print "(y/n): "
ch =3D answer
ch=3D=3D'y' ? 1 : 0
end

puts
puts "First, three background geek questions:"
puts

question :compsci_degrees do
puts "How many degrees in computer science do you have?"
deg =3D answer.to_i
add(deg*4)
end

question :first_program_year do
puts "In what year did your write your FIRST program in any language?"
fp =3D answer.to_i
div4 =3D ((Time.now.year - fp)/4.0).ceil
add(div4*1)
end

question :software_job_years do
puts "How many years have you worked in a software-related job?"
yrs =3D answer.to_i
div4 =3D (yrs/4.0).ceil
add(div4*1)
end

puts "\n----------------------"
puts "And now the Ruby stuff:"
puts

question :started_with_ruby_year do
puts "In what year did you start using Ruby? (4 digits)"
yr =3D answer.to_i
partial =3D Time.now.year - yr
add(partial*2)
end

question :started_reading_newsgroup do
puts "In what year did you start reading the list or newsgroup? (4 digits)"
yr =3D answer.to_i
partial =3D Time.now.year - yr
add(partial*4)
end

question :raa_rubyforge_entries do
puts "How many (non-vaporware) entries do you have in RAA and/or
Rubyforge\?"
raa =3D answer.to_i
add(raa*1)
end

question :rubyconf_organize do
puts "How many Ruby conferences have you assisted in organizing? (US or
other)"
conf =3D answer.to_i
add(conf*6)
end

question :local_user_group do
puts "Have you assisted in forming a local user's group\?"
local =3D yorn
add(local*2)
end

question :rubyconf_presentations do
puts "At how many Ruby conferences have you made presentations\?"
conf =3D answer.to_i
add(conf*6)
end

question :rubyconf_attended do
puts "How many Ruby conferences have you attended\?"
conf =3D answer.to_i
add(conf*4)
end

puts "Now, some book questions."
puts "Translations and newer editions count separately..."
puts

question :ruby_books_authored do
puts "How many Ruby books list you as an author\?"
book =3D answer.to_i
add(book*6)
end

question :ruby_books_contributed_to do
puts "How many (other) Ruby books have you contributed to\?"
book =3D answer.to_i
add(book*4)
end

question :ruby_books_mention do
puts "How many (other) Ruby books mention your name\?"
book =3D answer.to_i
add(book*2)
end

question :ruby_books_owned do
puts "How many unique Ruby books do you own\?"
books =3D answer.to_i
add(books*1)
end

question :ruby_domain_name do
puts "Do you own a domain name (with content) including the word 'ruby'\?"
dom =3D yorn
add(dom*2)
end

question :packages_in_core_or_stdlib do
puts "Approximately how many packages of yours are now in the core or
stdlib\?"
core =3D answer.to_i
add(core*1)
end

question :matz do
puts "Is your name Yukihiro Matsumoto\?"
matz =3D yorn
add(matz*10)
end

question :dave_or_guy do
puts "Is your name Dave Thomas or Guy Decoux\?"
dave =3D yorn
add(dave*6)
end

question :nobu_shugo_or_minero do
puts "Is your name: Nobu Nokada, Shugo Maeda, or Minero Aoki\?"
nobu =3D yorn
add(nobu*4)
end

question :japanese do
puts "Do you know any Japanese\?"
japan =3D yorn
add(japan*2)
end

question :japanese_first_language do
puts "Is Japanese your first language\?"
japan =3D yorn
add(japan*3)
end

question :ruby_for_pay do
puts "Have you ever written Ruby for pay\?"
pay =3D yorn
add(pay*10)
end

question :ruby_loc_written do
puts "Estimate your total lines of Ruby code written."
loc =3D (answer.to_i/5000.0).ceil
add(loc*1)
end

question :ruby_presentations do
puts "How many Ruby presentations have you made (outside RubyConf)\?"
nconf =3D answer.to_i
add(nconf*4)
end

question :ruby_packages_downloaded do
puts "How many of your Ruby packages have been downloaded >500 times\?"
over500 =3D answer.to_i
add(over500*3)
end

question :rcr_accepted do
puts "Ever had an RCR accepted\?"
rcr =3D yorn
add(rcr*5)
end

puts "That's all... your Ruby Geek status is measured at #@sum."
puts "Have a great day, and keep coding!"
puts

File.open('ruby_number.yml', 'wb') do |f|
YAML::dump(@answers, f)
end

=3D=3D=3D end

Oh, and I'm a ruby newb evidenced by my as yet low score of 15 :)

:ruby_books_authored: "0"
:started_with_ruby_year: "2005"
:ruby_for_pay: n
:ruby_domain_name: n
:rubyconf_organize: "0"
:first_program_year: "1982"
:ruby_packages_downloaded: "0"
:nobu_shugo_or_minero: n
:total: 15
:packages_in_core_or_stdlib: "0"
:ruby_books_contributed_to: "0"
:ruby_loc_written: "10000"
:local_user_group: n
:rcr_accepted: n
:japanese: n
:ruby_books_mention: "0"
:started_reading_newsgroup: "2005"
:matz: n
:rubyconf_presentations: "0"
:software_job_years: "10"
:ruby_books_owned: "0"
:raa_rubyforge_entries: "0"
:compsci_degrees: "0"
:dave_or_guy: n
:rubyconf_attended: "0"
:ruby_presentations: "1"
:japanese_first_language: n

Thanks Hal for the great icebreaker!

Cheers,
/Nick

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