From: Bianca George <bgz@...>
Date: 2008-08-20T06:36:53+09:00
Subject: One more Deaf Grandma topic

Obviously, I'm working through Chris Pine's Learn to Program, and I'm
having issues with deaf Grandma. I'm new to programming (hence why I'm
reading Learn to Program), and I've gotten as far as getting the program
to recognize when 'BYE' has been entered 3 times in a row. But, for some
reason, it doesn't enter the last loop correctly and give the proper
response once and then stop. Why is this?? After 2 days, this is driving
me crazy! My code so far is as follows:

speak = ''
bye_count = 0

puts 'Hello, Sonny, how are ya?'
speak = gets.chomp

while bye_count != 3
  if speak != speak.upcase
    bye_count = 0
    puts 'You gotta shout, boy, like THIS.'
    speak=gets.chomp
  elsif speak == speak.upcase && speak != 'bye'.upcase
    bye_count = 0
    puts 'No, not since ' + (1930+(rand(21))).to_s + '. What else?'
    speak = gets.chomp
  elsif speak == 'bye'.upcase && bye_count < 3
    bye_count += 1
    puts 'Where ya goin\', Sonny? I\'ve got all day. bye_count = ' +
bye_count.to_s + '.'
    speak = gets.chomp
  elsif speak == 'bye'.upcase && bye_count == 3
    puts 'Fine, Sonny, I gotta take my nap anyway. bye_count = ' +
bye_count.to_s + '.'
  end
end

I greatly appreciate any help with this!!

Thanks,
chipsbgz
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