From: sto.mar@...
Date: 2013-01-25T16:00:53+09:00
Subject: Re: General Ruby syntax questions

Am 25.01.2013 05:23, schrieb Matthew Kerwin:
> Note: a regular rubyist would probably just write:  `base ** exponent`

Or (as an exercise) at least without using the while loop, e.g.

   def pow(base, exponent)
     result = 1
     exponent.times { result = result * base }

     result
   end


Scott, you might also look into Integer#upto and Numeric#step.


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