From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2007-11-03T18:09:17+09:00
Subject: Re: hello world (first method)

Thufir wrote:
> line, then just run it.  I haven't gotten used to the idea of the irb,
> for now just going back and forth between the DOS prompt and notepad
> works smoothly.
>

There's nothing wrong with that.  I never use irb (or interactive 
sessions in other languages I program in).  I find them unwieldy and too 
much of a hassle to bother with.

If notepad doesn't provide automatic indenting, then you should try to 
obtain a text editor that does.  It makes typing in code much easier. 
The way it works is that when you hit return and the next line should be 
indented, the text editor automatically indents the cursor on the next 
line--you don't have to type any spaces.  Likewise, if you type in a 
line of code that is indented, and the next line shouldn't be indented, 
then the text editor automatically dedents the next line.
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