From: Trans Date: 2008-02-13T09:19:58+09:00 Subject: Re: most useful instance methods On Feb 12, 6:07 pm, Adam Akhtar wrote: > Ive just been getting to grips with some of the string and array > methods. The basics were easy enough such as reverse. Then came map and > uniq. Im wondering what else is good to practice with. It seems to make > sense to study new methods on the basis of their useage. So what methods > do you constantly use or couldnt live without for arrays and strings > without including the elementary stuff like push pop etc. > > Perhaps you think there arent that many methods but to a beginner like > me every time i open the pickaxe to look at what method could help solve > a problem I soon feel lost amongst them. I suggest reading though the whole reference section, at least enough to get a quick imprint of every core method. Start with Kernel/Object though. T.