[#390749] Why are there so many similar/identical methods in core classes — Kassym Dorsel <k.dorsel@...>

Let's look at the Array class and start with method aliases.

14 messages 2011/12/02

[#390755] Inverse Operation of Module#include — Su Zhang <su.comp.lang.ruby@...>

Hi list,

21 messages 2011/12/02
[#390759] Re: Inverse Operation of Module#include — Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...> 2011/12/02

[#390764] Re: Inverse Operation of Module#include — Isaac Sanders <isaacbfsanders@...> 2011/12/02

I would suggest an Adapter pattern use here. IF there is something that has

[#390876] black magical hash element vivification — Chad Perrin <code@...>

Ruby (1.9.3p0 to be precise, installed with RVM) is not behaving as I

12 messages 2011/12/05

[#390918] WEB SURVEY about Ruby Community — Intransition <transfire@...>

Did any one else get this survey request?

14 messages 2011/12/07

[#390976] Confusing results from string multiplication — Rob Marshall <robmarshall@...>

Hi,

19 messages 2011/12/08

[#391019] How can I do h["foo"] += "bar" if h["foo"] does not exist? — "Andrew S." <andrewinfosec@...>

Hi there,

13 messages 2011/12/09

[#391027] reading from file without end-of-lines — Janko Muzykant <umrzykus@...>

hi,

20 messages 2011/12/09
[#391028] Re: reading from file without end-of-lines — Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...> 2011/12/09

> i'm trying to read a few text values from single file:

[#391031] Re: reading from file without end-of-lines — Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...> 2011/12/09

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@gmail.com> wrote:

[#391042] Re: reading from file without end-of-lines — Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...> 2011/12/09

On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Robert Klemme

[#391135] I need advice on what to do next. — Nathan Kossaeth <system_freak_2004@...>

I am new to programming. I read the ebook "Learn to Program" by Chris

23 messages 2011/12/12

[#391216] perf optimization using profile results — Chuck Remes <cremes.devlist@...>

I need some help with optimizing a set of libraries that I use. They are ffi-rzmq, zmqmachine and rzmq_brokers (all up on github).

13 messages 2011/12/13
[#391218] Re: perf optimization using profile results — Chuck Remes <cremes.devlist@...> 2011/12/13

On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Chuck Remes wrote:

[#391234] Re: perf optimization using profile results — Charles Oliver Nutter <headius@...> 2011/12/14

A couple quick observations.

[#391238] Re: perf optimization using profile results — Chuck Remes <cremes.devlist@...> 2011/12/14

On Dec 13, 2011, at 7:03 PM, Charles Oliver Nutter wrote:

[#391324] ruby 1.9 threading performance goes non-linear — Joel VanderWerf <joelvanderwerf@...>

12 messages 2011/12/16
[#391325] Re: ruby 1.9 threading performance goes non-linear — Eric Wong <normalperson@...> 2011/12/16

Joel VanderWerf <joelvanderwerf@gmail.com> wrote:

[#391420] Accessing class instance variables from an instance? — "Shareef J." <shareef@...>

Hi there,

26 messages 2011/12/20
[#391454] Re: Accessing class instance variables from an instance? — Khat Harr <myphatproxy@...> 2011/12/21

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it the existing behavior sort of

[#391456] Re: Accessing class instance variables from an instance? — Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...> 2011/12/21

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Khat Harr <myphatproxy@hotmail.com> wrote:

[#391545] Kernel#exit raises an exception? — Khat Harr <myphatproxy@...>

While I was working on embedding an interpreter I wrote a function to

13 messages 2011/12/24

[#391618] rvmsh: An easy installer for RVM — Bryan Dunsmore <dunsmoreb@...>

I have recently begun work on a project called [rvmsh]

12 messages 2011/12/29

[#391783] Mailspam — Gunther Diemant <g.diemant@...>

Is there a way to stop this mailspam of Luca (Mail)?

12 messages 2011/12/29

[#391790] What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Nikolai Weibull <now@...>

Hi!

23 messages 2011/12/29
[#391792] Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Gunther Diemant <g.diemant@...> 2011/12/29

I think you can't access instance variables from a class method, so

[#391793] Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Nikolai Weibull <now@...> 2011/12/29

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 15:52, Gunther Diemant <g.diemant@gmx.net> wrote:

[#391811] Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...> 2011/12/29

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Nikolai Weibull <now@bitwi.se> wrote:

[#391812] Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Nikolai Weibull <now@...> 2011/12/29

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 00:26, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> w=

[#391816] Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...> 2011/12/30

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Nikolai Weibull <now@bitwi.se> wrote:

[#391833] Re: What’s the standard way of implementing #hash for value objects in Ruby? — Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...> 2011/12/30

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Nikolai Weibull <now@bitwi.se> wrote:

Re: I need advice on what to do next.

From: Chad Perrin <code@...>
Date: 2011-12-12 01:10:55 UTC
List: ruby-talk #391140
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 09:05:42AM +0900, Nathan Kossaeth wrote:
> 
> I was wondering on what I should do next?  I want to get a career in
> programming and I don't know the next step I should take.  I know I need
> experience with programming in order to get a career in it so I need
> some practice first.

What kind of programming do you think you'll want to do?  Web
programming?  Integration (i.e., tying other software tools together)
coding?  Desktop application development?  One of a few dozen other
things?

The key, of course, is to start working on small projects.  Figure out
some stuff you wish your computer would do, and tackle those things as
personal projects, just to get some practice.  Which direction to focus
your efforts, and what resources you might want to check out for more
ideas on how to learn the ins and outs of software development, can be
guided by the ultimate direction you want to go (if you know yet).

Also . . . what kind of budget do you want to put into learning?  How
much effort do you want to put into setting up environments for the
actual software development itself?  Should I recommend books (I think
*Everyday Scripting with Ruby* and *Eloquent Ruby* are two excellent
choices for a next book after something like Chris Pine's)?  Should I
suggest you get a Unix-like environment (FreeBSD, Mint Linux, or PC-BSD,
for instance) set up so you're doing your computing in conditions that
lend themselves to having ways to automate pretty much everything you do?

Hopefully, either some of what you want was addressed above or you have
some good ideas now how to help us help you further.  Welcome to
programming with Ruby!  It's a lot of fun, at least for me, and I hope
you enjoy it as much as I do.

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