From: Reg <reg@...>
Date: 2009-04-13T19:25:07+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie confusion and dejection

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:07:26 -0500, john maclean <jayeola@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I wrote a simple code generator that would create a two files; a ruby
>template file and a  test_the_script.rb to test the script in that
>file. Who cares what editor/IDE/OS I used?   </insert your fave tool>
>works for you and </emacs, vim, Debian/> works for me [a] ;-). Point
>is that I wrote it in ruby and say `ruby generate_new_script.rb. to
>generate the two files.
>
>With unit testing in the file " test_generate_new_script.rb" I test
>the script "generate_new_script.rb", so that I can check that my
>thinking was right whilst I was writing the script.
>
>Also, my knowledge base grows at the rate that _I_ learn as I write
>more productive code. I hate notes, as they are easy to write. For me
>tests are a nice way of saying to myself "STFU and __code__! Stop
>collecting bookmarks, STFU and..."
>
>I would strongly suggest that you spend sometime with that url [0].
>You'll learn how __you__ learn Ruby.
>
>[a] Disclaimer: Works For Me Technolgy is copyright of Jayeola.
>Anything else that works is either completely beyond me or just pure
>luck.



Thanks you guys.
Thus has all been a great help. I am getting on top of it now.
Reg