From: David Madden <moose56@...>
Date: 2007-01-16T13:59:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Can anyone try to solve this problems?

>>
>> def longest(a)
>>    word = ''
>>    a.each do |i|
>>      if word.length < i.length
>>        word = i
>>      end
>>    end
>>    word
>> end
>
> ['fodfsafdfsdfso','bar','bazzzzzz'].sort_by { |s| s.length }.pop
>

The beauty of a one line solution :-)

also...what is this about:

max_by(&:length)

Dave.