Hello all,
I’m interested in studying some first attempts at Ruby programs,
especially from people coming from statically typed languages
(especially Java and C# ). Specifically, I’d like to see programs which
are beyond the “Hello World” level and make use of Ruby’s OO
features–defining and using classes/objects. The purpose is to look
for patterns in these examples to try to understand the changes in
thought process that people go through as they make the shift from a
static-ish language to the more dynamic Ruby.
I’m not necessarily looking for high quality stuff here. Looking back
a couple of years at my first major Ruby program (a sad imitation of the
Java servlet API), it’s definitely not something I’m proud of. So,
don’t be shy. I won’t post your code or use it in any way without your
permission. I’d just like to see what I can learn with a sufficient
number of data points. This might end up fueling a tutorial or some
other write-up if I get enough samples and they turn up any relevant
patterns.
If you’re interested in helping, you can email me directly at
ruby@chadfowler.com.
I’ll be traveling over the next day and a half, so if you email me and
don’t hear back immediately, don’t be surprised.
Thanks,
Chad