From: Mark Wilson <mwilson13@...>
Date: 2003-08-07T02:23:16+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie question from a smalltalker


On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 11:22 AM, Adriano Volpones wrote:

> [snip]

> What I can say is that (for me) the real fun in programming comes from
> designing and not from typing, where the last is a mere obstacle to 
> obtain
> the first.
> [snip]

One thing Ruby offers here is an excellent unit testing framework. 
First, you type (as in typing, not data type) your test and then you 
write the code. Then repeat.

As it happens, depending on your level of familiarity with Ruby and the 
clarity of your perception of the problem you are trying to solve, 
typing a test that fails can be very non-trivial -- then implementing 
the method can feel like bicycling downhill.

Regards,

Mark