[#397988] Help with sqlite3 please — Kaye Ng <lists@...>

I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit

18 messages 2012/08/03
[#397989] Re: Help with sqlite3 please — Chris Hulan <chris.hulan@...> 2012/08/03

sqlite is not ruby, so you should look for a sqlite group ;)

[#397990] Re: Help with sqlite3 please — Kaye Ng <lists@...> 2012/08/03

> However it looks like you have 'SQL' at the beginning of your CREATE

[#398031] Gem install or usage problem in shared environment — Tom Moulton <lists@...>

I am moving to a Westhost shared CPanel account and I am trying to set

17 messages 2012/08/04
[#398077] Re: Gem install or usage problem in shared environment — Tom Moulton <lists@...> 2012/08/06

I got a solution from WestHost and it may help others:

[#398086] Re: Gem install or usage problem in shared environment — Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...> 2012/08/07

[#398088] Re: Gem install or usage problem in shared environment — Tom Moulton <lists@...> 2012/08/07

Ryan Davis wrote in post #1071503:

[#398043] Redefining constants for a given instance only — "Andrea Dallera" <andrea@...>

Hello,=0A=0A=C2=A0 =C2=A0 let's say we have two empty classes:=0A=0Aclass=

9 messages 2012/08/05

[#398063] Join with ActiveRecord using non-standard schema — Tedi Roca <lists@...>

Hi,

13 messages 2012/08/06

[#398135] Help with database-related code pls — Kaye Ng <lists@...>

Hi guys! This is just a part of the code of a program that can load a

12 messages 2012/08/08

[#398190] How do you order your class methods? — masta Blasta <lists@...>

Just getting some layout ideas from other fellow devs.

11 messages 2012/08/10

[#398245] namespace instance methods? — John Doe <lists@...>

I have a large class with many instance methods that I want to

14 messages 2012/08/13

[#398287] Idea: def ... end returns the symbolized version of the newly-defined method, instead of nil — Peter <lumbergh@...>

This would allow useful syntax constructs such as this:

9 messages 2012/08/13

[#398362] case vs if-else — ajay paswan <lists@...>

Which one is faster?

20 messages 2012/08/16

[#398385] A Ruby class is never closed — Rubyist Rohit <lists@...>

Is it true that a Ruby class definition is never closed? Even after

18 messages 2012/08/16

[#398504] How to create an EXecutable file (Linux) — Fosiul Alam <lists@...>

Hi

13 messages 2012/08/22

[#398506] Save a file by clicking on a link — ajay paswan <lists@...>

I clicked a link to download a file using ruby, now I see the open-save

41 messages 2012/08/22

[#398641] force child threads run paralelly? — ajay paswan <lists@...>

I have created two child thread using main thread- child1 and child2.

19 messages 2012/08/28
[#398644] Re: force child threads run paralelly? — ajay paswan <lists@...> 2012/08/28

Ruby version:

[#398648] Re: force child threads run paralelly? — Tony Arcieri <tony.arcieri@...> 2012/08/28

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 7:19 AM, ajay paswan <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

[#398684] Can I do this with Ruby and sqlite alone? — Kaye Ng <lists@...>

Hi guys.

16 messages 2012/08/29

Re: Idea: def ... end returns the symbolized version of the newly-defined method, instead of nil

From: Peter <lumbergh@...>
Date: 2012-08-15 02:42:32 UTC
List: ruby-talk #398318
Forgot:

> Esp if you've ever gotten used to reading idiomatic java

I have never had to get used to Java on my way to Ruby and I consider that
a perk. AND an achievement. :)

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Peter <lumbergh@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure if you've ever worked on large classes in large Ruby/Rails
> projects (unless you want to count "possible code smell" as an argument
> against this, putting that aside for a moment) but if a "protected" or
> "private" block is fairly large, it gets difficult to see what's going on
> without doing "private :method_just_defined_on_previous_line" dozens of
> times (which to me is a different kind of smell, but some consider it a
> valid style).
>
> Since a symbol is already created when a method is defined, and we are
> dealing with a functional language (or one with functional aspects), I just
> think it would be useful for a def to return something other than "nil",
> and it would nicely dovetail with the fact that "protected" and "private"
> can take symbol arguments. There are no extra costs involved.
>
> > Personally, I've never found protected/private to be useful.
>
> Your anecdotal experience does not count as evidence towards utility.
>
> > Do note that your proposed "syntax" above is mostly achieved with 2
> chars added:
>
> No, actually that only works for the case of 2 methods, one protected and
> one private. If you have 10 protected methods and 10 private methods, the
> situation quickly becomes more complicated.
>
> -Peter
>
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> On Aug 13, 2012, at 12:59 , Peter <lumbergh@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > This would allow useful syntax constructs such as this:
>> >
>> > protected def protected_method
>> >   ...
>> > end
>> >
>> > and
>> >
>> > private def private_method
>> >   ...
>> > end
>>
>> Personally, I've never found protected/private to be useful. Do note that
>> your proposed "syntax" above is mostly achieved with 2 chars added:
>>
>>         protected; def protected_method
>>           ...
>>         end
>>
>>         and
>>
>>         private; def private_method
>>           ...
>>         end
>>
>> and so I really don't see the point. Esp if you've ever gotten used to
>> reading idiomatic java, then the newline looks fine:
>>
>>         protected
>>         def protected_method
>>           ...
>>         end
>>
>>         and
>>
>>         private
>>         def private_method
>>           ...
>>         end
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> "I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I
> hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle
> that."
> -Thomas Edison, 1931
>



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that."
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