From: Tom Armitage <tom.armitage@...>
Date: 2006-06-29T16:28:41+09:00
Subject: Re: pp Pascal (#84)

OK, so this isn't going to win many prizes for speed or correctness
(my alignment sucks as the triangle gets bigger) but at least I tried.
Second RubyQuiz entry, from a complete numpty...

# Pascal's triangle - Rubyquiz # 84

rows = ARGV[0].to_i
@output = []

puts "Pascal's triangle with #{rows} rows"

count = 0

1.upto(rows) do |i|
  if count == 0
    @output[count] = [1]
    count = count.next
  elsif count == 1
    @output[count] = [1, 1]
    count = count.next
  else
    line = []
    line[0] = 1
    1.upto(count - 1) do |index|
      line[index] = (@output[count-1][index-1].to_i +
@output[count-1][index].to_i)
    end
    line[count] = 1
    @output << line
    count = count.next
  end
end

maxrowlength = @output[@output.size - 1].join(" ").length

@output.each do |row|
  string = row.join(" ")
  puts string.center(maxrowlength)
end