From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2013-05-20T05:30:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Programming Practice

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On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@gmail.com>wrote:

> Your scope of thinking is too narrow. You want general problems that can
> be interpreted for any language.
>

Not necessarily, a site focused on Ruby challenges could allow you to
upload your code and check it's correctness. For example, rubeque.com and
rubymonk.com there are also sites like you describe which attempt to work
for any language, such as codechef.com, but I've never been very happy with
any of the ones like this that I've seen, they tend to favour low level
languages.

>  Project Euler and Rosalind are great for it, and coding Katas are some
> to go on as well. Sharpen your Google Fu, it will serve you well in the
> future.
>
Never  tried Rosalind, but I'd be hesitant to recommend Project Euler. It
will sharpen your problem solving and algorithm skills, but won't require
you to learn anything about Ruby beyond some basic data types and
functions. It also requires a much better understanding of mathematics than
most people have, making many of the questions inaccessible.

-Josh

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On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Brandon Weaver <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:keystonelemur@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">keystonelemur@gmail=
.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">
<p dir=3D"ltr">Your scope of thinking is too narrow. You want general probl=
ems that can be interpreted for any language.</p></blockquote><div><br></di=
v><div>Not necessarily, a site focused on Ruby challenges could allow you t=
o upload your code and check it&#39;s correctness. For example, <a href=3D"=
http://rubeque.com">rubeque.com</a> and <a href=3D"http://rubymonk.com">rub=
ymonk.com</a> there are also sites like you describe which attempt to work =
for any language, such as <a href=3D"http://codechef.com">codechef.com</a>,=
 but I&#39;ve never been very happy with any of the ones like this that I&#=
39;ve seen, they tend to favour low level languages.=A0</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr"> </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Project Euler and Rosalind are great for it, and coding Kata=
s are some to go on as well. Sharpen your Google Fu, it will serve you well=
 in the future.</p></blockquote><div>Never =A0tried Rosalind, but I&#39;d b=
e hesitant to recommend Project Euler. It will sharpen your problem solving=
 and algorithm skills, but won&#39;t require you to learn anything about Ru=
by beyond some basic data types and functions. It also requires a much bett=
er understanding of mathematics than most people have, making many of the q=
uestions inaccessible.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Josh</div></div>

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