From: Michael Fellinger <m.fellinger@...>
Date: 2006-12-03T00:58:50+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] calculations on lists of numbers

On 12/2/06, Paul Lutus <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote:
> Joel VanderWerf wrote:
>
> >    puts "#{sum} #{mean} #{array.min} #{array.max}"
>
> I'm not much into golf, but, since we've long since left the clubhouse, and
> because I am very lazy:
>
> puts [ sum,mean,array.min,array.max ].map { |v| v.to_s }.join(' ')

puts [ sum, mean, array.min, array.max ].join(' ')

just cause join calls .to_s on every element anyway ;)

>
> This has the sole advantage that particular elements can be added and
> removed without a lot of typing. If no one expects to change the program,
> then there's no point in it.
>
> --
> Paul Lutus
> http://www.arachnoid.com
>
>