From: Lake Denman <lake@...>
Date: 2011-07-21T00:26:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Splitting strings


I laughed out loud when I read this. 

Altering programs found online is a fantastic way to learn. Thank god for open source/free software. Of course it depends on your goals, but i would not limit learning to just writing everything from scratch. 

Lake


On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:18 PM, 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> As a beginner to ruby programming, you should be writing all programs
>> from scratch--not trying to alter some program you found on the
>> internets.
> 
> Good artists create. Great artists steal.
> 
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> Phillip Gawlowski
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>               -- Leibniz
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