From: fREW <frioux@...>
Date: 2007-06-01T11:02:17+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Hackety Hack libs (as a gem)

On 5/31/07, _why <why@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> Good day, everyone.
>
> It's been a few weeks since the first versions of Hackety Hack were
> opened up to the web.  H-ety H is a combo pack, Ruby built into a
> browser, designed to aid teaching and offer a simpler way for
> plain peoples to get into hacking.[1]
>
> Since that time, I've been working on cleaning up the build process,
> porting H-ety H and organizing the libraries.  This is why you may
> come to read announcements from time-to-time about the Hackety Hack
> gem.
>
>   gem install hacketyhack --source http://code.whytheluckystiff.net
>
> This gem includes all of the helpful libraries used to simplify
> and tie together Hackety Hack, so that you can use them at the
> console or wherever Ruby may greet you.
>
> As an example, here is a script from the HH lessons:
>
>   Hacker('why').load_program('youtube.rb')
>   youtube_vid = ask("Enter the link to a YouTube video:")
>   save_as = ask("Your name for this video:")
>   YouTube.download(youtube_vid, save_as + ".flv")
>
> So, for example, the gem gives up all the methods for sharing hacks
> and using chat channels on the hacketyhack.net site.
>
> I'm afraid I'm a bit short on RDoc, but there is complete documentation
> in static/docs.txt of the gem directory.  This will be remedied, I
> fully assure you in the calming, reassuring voice of Porky Pig.
>
> _why
>
> [1] http://hacketyhack.net/ <- linux version just released!
>
>

I know I am totally stoked!  Hooray for a version that I can use as well!

(Thank you _why.  You taught me Ruby and DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.)

-- 
-fREW