Will machines think like human beings, or will human beings begin thinking like machines? This is an interesting question with rather practical implications to a programmer. Although there are certain advantages understanding the low level mechanics of how computers work,...
Most rubyisms are convention based, meaning that they are not strictly enforced by the language/interpreter. Hear is my cheat sheet to help orient those new to ruby with some of these conventions without having to dig through the documentation. Variables...
Having recently upgraded my laptop to a new spanky Hitatchi 7K320, I've had the opportunity to build my Ruby development platform from scratch (and hopefully jettison some unwanted cruft) as well as relearn the in's and out's of Ruby on...
If you are using Ruby in OS X, I suggest NOT managing it through Fink. OS X comes with Ruby pre-installed. All that is required is to update and install a number of gems as per the Apple Developer Instructions....
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