From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata <billtj@...>
Date: 2002-11-26T07:44:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Things That Newcomers to Ruby Should Know (11/24/02)

Dave Thomas <Dave@pragmaticprogrammer.com> wrote:
> I'm afraid you can't store persistent references to the online FAQ
> like this: these are Iowa session references and they're volatile. I'm
> going to be rewriting Faqtotum using different technologies and
> publishing the comparisons. You'll soon be able to do something like

>          http://www.rubygarden.org/iowa/faqtotum/entry_at/8/2

> to reference the second entry in section 8, or

>          http://www.rubygarden.org/iowa/faqtotum/entry/123

> to reference the entry with ID 123, no matter where it appears in the
> FAQ (so, for example, if an entry is moved between sections, the
> first form will fail, but the second will not)

Hi Dave,

Then I will change the reference when the new format is available.  Just
please let us know when the "absolute" (second) form is working.  Thanks
for pointing this out.

Regards,

Bill