From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-04-25T22:30:56+09:00
Subject: Re: C++ code into Ruby, I need it fast, no time for RTFM


On Apr 25, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Tim Becker wrote:

>> We can show you how to do this in Ruby,
>> which might be surprisingly different from
>> a line-by-line translation of the code you posted.
>
> But line by line is more fun:
>
>  void p_string(int n, int v[])
>
> Throw out return type, argument type and give the method  a  
> rubyesque name:
>
>  def chunky_chunky_bacon(chunky, bacon)
>
>  {
> lose the burly bracket.
>
>  int i;
> get rid of the local declaration.
>
>  cout<<"\nThe string is : ";
>
> cout is called STDOUT, you don't need semicolons, and the string
> you're printing isn't ruby enough;
>
>  STDOUT << "\nWelcome to the madhouse :"
>
>  for(i=0;i<n;i++)
>
> for loop is different
>
>  for ding_dong in 0..chunky-1
>
>
>   cout<<v[i]<<"  ";
> turns into
>   STDOUT << bacon[dingdong] << " " # this should look familiar by now
>   end
>
> end the closely curly brace
>   }
> becomes:
>   end
>
> Putting it all together:
>
> void p_string(int n, int v[])
> {
> int i;
> cout<<"\nThe string is : ";
> for(i=0;i<n;i++)
>   cout<<v[i]<<"  ";
> }
>
> becomes:
>
> def chunky_chunky_bacon(chunky, bacon)
>  STDOUT << "\nWelcome to the madhouse :"
>  for ding_dong in 0..chunky-1
>    STDOUT << bacon[ding_dong] << " "
>  end
> end
>
>
>
>>
>> s
>>
>>
>

c'est bon!