From: Julian Leviston <julian@...>
Date: 2013-03-31T00:11:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Translation Project

While not as brief, the code that follows *is* more understandable IMHO:

class String
  def dna_conv
    self.upcase.each_char.map do |input_char|
      case
      when "ABCDEF"[input_char] then "A"
      when "GHIJKL"[input_char] then "B"
      when "MNOPQR"[input_char] then "C"
      when "STUVWXYZ"[input_char] then "D"
      else
        " "
      end
    end.join
  end
end

puts "DNAS: Sequencing Open... Input? "
while (word=$stdin.gets.chomp).size>1
puts word.dna_conv
puts
puts "DNAS: Additional Input? "
end


On 31/03/2013, at 1:59 AM, Julian Leviston <julian@coretech.net.au> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 31/03/2013, at 1:42 AM, sto.mar@web.de wrote:
> 
>> Am 30.03.2013 08:19, schrieb Julian Leviston:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 30/03/2013, at 3:42 AM, Jeremy Henderson <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes, I love how compressed it is. Like Regis' though, it can't handle
>>>> apostrophes. I assume I'll need to add some kind of exception for them
>>>> into it.
>>> 
>>> By the way, compressed is overrated IMHO. If you love compressed, you might like PERL, or if you like powerful ideas expressed simply, you might like LISP.
>>> However, when it comes time to actually maintain code (and all code needs maintaining), you will probably find simple Ruby to be much easier to read and understand.
>>> 
>>> Clarity around capturing of intent can't be overrated in my opinion when it comes time to programming.
>> 
>> I don't have the previous messages around anymore, so I'm not sure
>> whether this has been brought up before, but I don't think so.
>> 
>> Very clear in my opinion is String#tr:
>> 
>> "hello world".tr('aeiou', '*')    # => "h*ll* w*rld"
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> <https://github.com/stomar/>
>> 
> 
> It is very clear, but it doesn't help here, does it? What we want is parallel translation.
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
>