From: Daniel Harple <dharple@...>
Date: 2006-05-12T11:43:10+09:00
Subject: Re: conversion issues

On May 12, 2006, at 4:27 AM, corey konrad wrote:

> how about this cin>> = num, lol i dont know ruby seems like a trade  
> off
> to me so far. i am just trying to understand all this hype about it. I
> mean every book i am reading says its the best most awesome easiest to
> use, just like using natural language, its elegant and beautiful  
> and it
> will make you cry because its so easy to use, etc etc. I am having a
> hard time understanding that. If its true i would like to see it at  
> some
> point.

Yes, I am too currently looking for a language worthy of my "what is  
your favorite number" program. I guess ruby is just 260,000 lines of  
hype.

def favorite_number
   print "what is your favorite number? "
   puts "#{gets().to_i + 1} is better"
end

-- Daniel