From: roob noob Date: 2012-05-18T03:21:39+09:00 Subject: Re: what is going wrong here? The case of the noob not understanding initialize I guess I could do this though, to make it a more fair comparison. Maybe I just need to learn to use () better. class AddNumbersAndLetters def get_input input = gets.chop add_numbers(input) end def add_numbers(input) input += "123" add_letters(input) end def add_letters(input) input += "abc" end end -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.