[#401849] If statement — Masoud Ahmadi <lists@...>

Will anyone be able to point out what I am doing wrong.

15 messages 2012/12/02

[#401987] Trying to get "translator" to work — JD KF <lists@...>

So, basically, I'm trying to get the below code to work properly for

12 messages 2012/12/06

[#402012] Need help to select some listbox item in different listbox together — Jonathan Masato <lists@...>

Hello,

10 messages 2012/12/07

[#402045] if n belongs to set a and m belongs to set b repeat some steps, How? — "zubair a." <lists@...>

We can do so in java and similar languages like:

11 messages 2012/12/08

[#402078] Time.new(2001, 12, 3).to_i returns wrong value — Robert Buck <lists@...>

I am doing something that not many do, I am writing a database driver

9 messages 2012/12/09

[#402145] How I can create/extract a variable/hash into the current binding in Ruby? — Ramon de C Valle <rcvalle@...>

Hi,

12 messages 2012/12/12

[#402205] Wondering About Flatiron School — "Kevin Y." <lists@...>

Hi everyone!,

35 messages 2012/12/15
[#402207] Re: Wondering About Flatiron School — Chad Perrin <code@...> 2012/12/15

On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:51:08AM +0900, Kevin Y. wrote:

[#402214] Ruby quick reference arranged in ASCII sequence? — Old Grantonian <lists@...>

As a ruby beginner, I would be grateful for any links to a ruby

17 messages 2012/12/15

[#402226] print - and strip text between tags using Nokogiri — Paul Mena <lists@...>

I'm a Ruby Newbie trying to write a program to process thousands of HTML

13 messages 2012/12/15

[#402332] Perl to Ruby: regex captures to assignment. — "Derrick B." <lists@...>

Hello all,

37 messages 2012/12/19
[#402342] Re: Perl to Ruby: regex captures to assignment. — "Derrick B." <lists@...> 2012/12/20

First of all, thanks for the fast responses!

[#402352] Re: Perl to Ruby: regex captures to assignment. — Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...> 2012/12/20

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Derrick B. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

[#402357] Re: Perl to Ruby: regex captures to assignment. — "Derrick B." <lists@...> 2012/12/20

Robert Klemme wrote in post #1089733:

[#402359] trying to strip characters from a line — Paul Mena <lists@...>

I'm reading a table from a MySQL database and then processing it row by

18 messages 2012/12/20

[#402394] simple division: -9 / 5 = -2 what? — "Derrick B." <lists@...>

$ irb

13 messages 2012/12/22

[#402412] POLS and string-handling — Paul Magnussen <lists@...>

Hi,

14 messages 2012/12/22

[#402460] "Open" dialog of Windows — "Damián M. González" <lists@...>

Hi guys, been researching about pop up the "open" file dialog of

11 messages 2012/12/24

[#402466] How do I install Ruby on my Ubuntu 12.10 partition. — Kaye Ng <lists@...>

I already have Ruby installed on my Windows 7 partition.

23 messages 2012/12/25

[#402510] Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer — Sean Westfall <lists@...>

How well respected is this certification in the industry: Ruby

27 messages 2012/12/27
[#402528] Re: Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer — Peter Hickman <peterhickman386@...> 2012/12/27

On 27 December 2012 01:28, Sean Westfall <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

[#402519] using shebang with rvm? — Wesley Rishel <lists@...>

What would be the appropriate path to use after a shebang in the first

10 messages 2012/12/27

[#402555] numeric? — Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@...>

I've found a bit of an annoyance trying to find out if a number is numeric

20 messages 2012/12/27

[#402580] Ruby Koans regarding Hashes. — "Derrick B." <lists@...>

I am trying to understand this, so let me know how I do. :) I know

18 messages 2012/12/28

[#402609] can't open new ruby program under "new" context menu — "Lee V." <lists@...>

I'm stuck on the new version at trying to do something very simple.

10 messages 2012/12/28
[#402618] Re: can't open new ruby program under "new" context menu — "Lee V." <lists@...> 2012/12/28

I just uninstalled what I had and reinstalled using the steps given in

[#402645] Re: can't open new ruby program under "new" context menu — "Derrick B." <lists@...> 2012/12/29

Lee V. wrote in post #1090514:

[#402653] Re: can't open new ruby program under "new" context menu — Lee Veinot <lee_veinot@...> 2012/12/30

Well, I'm up to page 43 in Chris Pine's book and having a lot of fun, but I still can't figure out two basic things.  One is what I've already asked you about.  I'm just going to paste what his book says so you can see what I'm having trouble with:

[#402642] require "test/unit" — "Mattias A." <lists@...>

Hi,

17 messages 2012/12/29
[#402667] Re: require "test/unit" — "Mattias A." <lists@...> 2012/12/31

Hi Dami叩n M. Gonz叩lez!

[#402747] Re: require "test/unit" — "Derrick B." <lists@...> 2013/01/04

Mattias A. wrote in post #1090700:

[#402749] Re: require "test/unit" — sto.mar@... 2013/01/04

Am 04.01.2013 19:48, schrieb Derrick B.:

Re: Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer

From: Peter Hickman <peterhickman386@...>
Date: 2012-12-27 10:13:06 UTC
List: ruby-talk #402528
On 27 December 2012 01:28, Sean Westfall <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> How well respected is this certification in the industry: Ruby
> Association Certified Ruby Programmer.
>
>

Lets start with the basics.

Has anyone heard of this "Ruby Association" before?
Has anyone taken this exam to tell us what it's like?
Has anyone interviewed a candidate who has taken such an exam?

I suspect that the answers are, in no particular order, No, No and No.

That should tell you something.

I've recently decided I'd like to switch to being a Ruby on Rails
> developer. The languages I have the most experience in are Java, C and
> Perl.



If you can't use your experience as a Java, C and Perl programmer
(especially Perl seeing as it is a dynamic language) and a couple of books
to get yourself up to speed as a Rails developer then, to be honest, I
question your abilities as a programmer in any of those languages. If after
X years experience as a programmer using Java, C and Perl the best you can
put on your CV is some dumb certificate then I suspect that you are a
really really crap programmer.



> So I've been thinking about getting a certification to help me
> with landing a entry level position.
>


Your X years as a programmer in Java, C and Perl should be what will get
you an entry level position. Actually why are you aiming for an entry level
position at all? Surely a programmer with X years experience should be
aiming higher. Could it be that your experience as a Java, C and Perl
programmer amounts to nothing?


>
> The RACRP isn't that expensive at $150, and I'm not sure how hard it is,
> but I'd imagine the harder it is the better (right?).
>
>

If you think that paying $150 for a piece of paper that will make people
laugh in you face is money will spent then go ahead. Personally I would
think that $150 is 4 or 5 good books on Rails. Perhaps the question you
should be asking is "I am new to Rails development and have $150 to spend,
what books would people recommend to help me become a well rounded
developer"



> Is it worth the time?
>
>
Sure it is. All they have to do is put together some simple questions on
Rails, print a certificate from a $15 program and they get to pocket $150.
Damn wish I had thought of that first as it seems that there are people
stupid enough to part with money for useless bits of paper.

This all might sound brutal but lets be frank here, the fact that you even
consider this make me question your judgement.



> Thanks
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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