From: Michael W Thelen <thelenm@...>
Date: 2003-09-13T01:48:38+09:00
Subject: Including 'ri' in Ruby distribution (was: How are global methods defined?)

* Jason Creighton <androflux@softhome.net.remove.to.reply> [2003-09-12 09:49]:
> > If I could hand down only one piece of advice to a new Rubyist, it's this:
> > get 'ri' (why oh why is this not in the distribution?) 
> 
> Already have it. Allow me to inject a "me too!". 'ri' is so useful it
> really should be in the distribution.

I'll throw my two cents in too... I'm a complete nuby and have been reading the
Pickaxe book and subscribing to ruby-talk for a while.  But it wasn't until I
got 'ri' and started using it that I've started feeling at all confident in my
understanding of Ruby.  It was a little confusing when one of the tutorials (I
don't remember which one) suggested using 'ri', but but it took a while just to
figure out where to get it.  I think including it in the distribution would be
a great benefit.

-- Mike

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Michael W. Thelen
It's all magic. :-)
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