From: incag neato <lists@...>
Date: 2012-08-18T03:39:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Default parameters? + (Noob) Guidance

>Dave Aronson wrote in post #1072704:
> Perhaps your Google-fu needs some strengthening.

I concur.

>      def say_hello(name = "Qui-Gon Jinn")

Boom.

> There is a more complicated way, that will soak up an unlimited number
> of additional args, but that's for another time.  :-)

I'll stretch my legs and dig in now that I get it.

>> 2) in moving forward, how would you recommend I teach myself?
>>      a. Michael Hartl's tutorials? or perhaps
>>      b. Chris Pine's PragProg book: "Learn to Program"?

> Both are excellent.  It depends whether you're trying to learn
> programming (Pine), the Ruby language (Pine), or the Ruby on Rails web
> app framework (Hartl).  If you're already familiar with programming in
> other languages, you MIGHT do OK starting with Hartl and then
> referring to sections in Pine (or any other Ruby resources) as needed.


Thanks for the breakdown man! Much appreciated.

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