From: Patrick Hurley <phurley@...>
Date: 2006-04-28T08:29:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Fishing in Ruby

On 4/27/06, Daniel Baird <danielbaird@gmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps the original poster was just fishing for compliments.
>
> On 4/28/06, Alan Fritz <Alan.Fritz@york.com> wrote:
> >
> > so your not fishing off the same platform?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: list-bounce@example.com [mailto:list-bounce@example.com]On Behalf Of
> > A Fisherman
> > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:55 PM
> > To: ruby-talk ML
> > Subject: Re: Fishing in Ruby
> >
> > Pistos Christou wrote:
> > > A Fisherman wrote:
> > >> fish_caught = sea.scan(%><}}}}*>)
> > >
> > > Just as I thought: Your code doesn't run.  ;)
> > >
> > > irb(main):088:0> fish_caught = sea.scan(%><}}}}*>)
> > > irb(main):089:1"
> > >
> > > This works, though:
> > >
> > > fish_caught = sea.scan("><}}}}*>")
> > >
> > > /me supposes he's taking this far too seriously...
> >
> >
> > IRB can't handle the fish. It runs reel well using regular ruby command.
> >
> > --
> > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Daniel Baird
> http://danielbaird.com (TiddlyW;nks! :: Whiteboard Koala :: Blog :: Things
> That Suck)
>
>

I believe he was trolling

pth