I've looked at the Ruby Quiz site but so far haven't found them
easy or short enough for my liking...
There are easy quizzes. Look for the problems solved by many, many
people. In general, those are the easier problems. LCD Numbers and
pp Pascal are two examples.
James Edward Gray II
How many is many many? I do get it, but it's not something that's going
to occur to a newbie. Would be nice if there was a simple, say, three
star indicator, easy, average, hard, or even just a simple header
[suitable for newbie] sign at the top of each quiz, after all I would
think beginners are a good proportion of visitors to the Ruby Quizzes,
yes?
You are very welcome to join use a the South East Michigan Ruby
Brigade (http://rubymi.org/\). We meet on the first Monday of every
month, generally on campus in Ann Arbor. There is also talk about
trying to have meetings a little further East on a different day
(metro Detroit is pretty spread out, you know we all have cars and
like to drive around here <grin>).
There is also a mailing list for RubyMI
(http://lists.rubymi.org/listinfo.cgi/rubymi-rubymi.org\), where you
can the details of our meetings, make suggestions for up coming
meetings, etc. It is much lower volume than ruby-talk.
Let us know you are coming and we will try and have some of those
chocolate chip cookies for you.
pth
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On 2/5/07, Samantha <rubygeekgirl@gmail.com> wrote:
Absolutely. I might be relocating to downstate Michigan (either Metro
Detroit area or Ann Arbor) and I'm pretty stoked that there are user groups
down there. I'm sure I can gleam some ideas there, too.
Thanks so much, Chris. I will check it out when I'm there. Again, I am
still fumbling through YAML. I haven't been this excited about something
relating to computers since I first discovered Linux.
···
On 2/5/07, Chris Carter <cdcarter@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Samantha!
Welcome to ruby! So now you have an idea for a project, and it sounds
like a good one too! For support, there is this wonderful list, and
there is the #ruby-lang channel on freenode. It is one of the best
resources you can find. Just don't be afraid to ask questions, no
matter how stupid they sound. The ruby community is pretty darn nice.
For you project, I would like to suggest you check out Ruport for
generating the pdfs: http://rubyreports.org/
--
Chris Carter
concentrationstudios.com
brynmawrcs.com
I've wanted to add such a rating, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Who decides what is a three star rating? You and I probably differ on our definition of such.
James Edward Gray II
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On Feb 6, 2007, at 8:33 AM, Shawn W_ wrote:
James Gray wrote:
On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:54 AM, Shawn W_ wrote:
I've looked at the Ruby Quiz site but so far haven't found them
easy or short enough for my liking...
There are easy quizzes. Look for the problems solved by many, many
people. In general, those are the easier problems. LCD Numbers and
pp Pascal are two examples.
James Edward Gray II
How many is many many? I do get it, but it's not something that's going
to occur to a newbie. Would be nice if there was a simple, say, three
star indicator, easy, average, hard, or even just a simple header
[suitable for newbie] sign at the top of each quiz, after all I would
think beginners are a good proportion of visitors to the Ruby Quizzes,
yes?
Thank you, pth! I've expanded my job search to the Ann Arbor and Detroit
Metro area so hopefully I hear something soon. Northern Michigan (where I
am now) isn't exactly the job seeker's paradise.
Btw, I laughed at your last message regarding the gsub for your typo, and my
partner (who telecommutes so is at home, too) asked me what I was laughing
at. I tried to explain to her, and while she got it, all she could do was
shake her head.
···
On 2/7/07, Patrick Hurley <phurley@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/5/07, Samantha <rubygeekgirl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Absolutely. I might be relocating to downstate Michigan (either Metro
> Detroit area or Ann Arbor) and I'm pretty stoked that there are user
groups
> down there. I'm sure I can gleam some ideas there, too.
You are very welcome to join use a the South East Michigan Ruby
Brigade (http://rubymi.org/\). We meet on the first Monday of every
month, generally on campus in Ann Arbor. There is also talk about
trying to have meetings a little further East on a different day
(metro Detroit is pretty spread out, you know we all have cars and
like to drive around here <grin>).
There is also a mailing list for RubyMI
(http://lists.rubymi.org/listinfo.cgi/rubymi-rubymi.org\), where you
can the details of our meetings, make suggestions for up coming
meetings, etc. It is much lower volume than ruby-talk.
Let us know you are coming and we will try and have some of those
chocolate chip cookies for you.
pth
Thanks for all the great responses to my conundrums. They are really
appreciated and really have given me a lot to chew on, so to speak. This is
definitely a friendly and welcoming community and I'm rather lucky that I
picked Ruby as my first programming language.
How many is many many? I do get it, but it's not something that's
going
to occur to a newbie. Would be nice if there was a simple, say, three
star indicator, easy, average, hard, or even just a simple header
[suitable for newbie] sign at the top of each quiz, after all I would
think beginners are a good proportion of visitors to the Ruby Quizzes,
yes?
I've wanted to add such a rating, but it's not as easy as it sounds.
Who decides what is a three star rating? You and I probably differ
on our definition of such.
James Edward Gray II
Even a wrong assessment on your part is going to be far more accurate
than the assessment of a newbie who knows nothing. Think of it as a way
of steering the newbie away from the hard, ego deflating stuff that may
discourage them. Start with the easiest problem you have, slap a Newbie
Approved stamp on it, and go from there. Just keep it simple. It would
be just a guide.
If you still have access to your schools systems, you might be able to
read a good amount of ruby stuff online.
Some schools give open access to the Safari Online Books
(http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com). How you access the books
will probably vary by school but it's worth checking out. The Ruby
Way, and Ruby for Rails (which I highly suggest) are both on there.
There are over 4000 books available for viewing on various topics. A
search for 'Ruby' on the site comes up with 336 books, 43 articles and
1 Safari Guide.
As to how to get started... Don't discount "administration tasks".
Even the ones you have linux commands for. You can learn a lot about
File and Find that way. That knowledge can then be used to help you
write your resume writing program.
All The Best,
Winston Tsang
···
On 2/7/07, Samantha <rubygeekgirl@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/7/07, Patrick Hurley <phurley@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/5/07, Samantha <rubygeekgirl@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Absolutely. I might be relocating to downstate Michigan (either Metro
> > Detroit area or Ann Arbor) and I'm pretty stoked that there are user
> groups
> > down there. I'm sure I can gleam some ideas there, too.
>
> You are very welcome to join use a the South East Michigan Ruby
> Brigade (http://rubymi.org/\). We meet on the first Monday of every
> month, generally on campus in Ann Arbor. There is also talk about
> trying to have meetings a little further East on a different day
> (metro Detroit is pretty spread out, you know we all have cars and
> like to drive around here <grin>).
>
> There is also a mailing list for RubyMI
> (http://lists.rubymi.org/listinfo.cgi/rubymi-rubymi.org\), where you
> can the details of our meetings, make suggestions for up coming
> meetings, etc. It is much lower volume than ruby-talk.
>
> Let us know you are coming and we will try and have some of those
> chocolate chip cookies for you.
> pth
>
Thank you, pth! I've expanded my job search to the Ann Arbor and Detroit
Metro area so hopefully I hear something soon. Northern Michigan (where I
am now) isn't exactly the job seeker's paradise.
Btw, I laughed at your last message regarding the gsub for your typo, and my
partner (who telecommutes so is at home, too) asked me what I was laughing
at. I tried to explain to her, and while she got it, all she could do was
shake her head.
On 2/7/07, Patrick Hurley <phurley@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/7/07, Patrick Hurley <phurley@gmail.com> wrote:
> You are very welcome to join use a the South East Michigan Ruby
Arrg
line.gsub! /use a/, 'us at'
pth
--
We have not succeeded in answering all of our questions.
In fact, in some ways, we are more confused than ever.
But we feel we are confused on a higher level and about more important
things.
-Anonymous
On 2/5/07, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
On Feb 5, 2007, at 9:07 PM, Jeremy McAnally wrote:
> I'll give you four extra credit points if you can make you resume
> builder spit out a PDF using PDF::Writer or use LaTeX.
I've used PDF::Writer recently and I think that should be worth more
than four points. (No offense intended Austin!)
Thanks, Winston! I don't think I still have access to my school's systems
anymore. I'm not taking any classes this semester because I'm unsure of how
long I'll be in Northern Michigan because of the job thing. I looked at
Safari and it seems really nice. I'm not sure that they offer it at the
college here, though.
Thanks for your thoughts, they are appreciated.
(btw, see you have a umich email address - Go Blue!)
···
On 2/7/07, Winston Tsang <winstont@umich.edu> wrote:
If you still have access to your schools systems, you might be able to
read a good amount of ruby stuff online.
Some schools give open access to the Safari Online Books
(http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com). How you access the books
will probably vary by school but it's worth checking out. The Ruby
Way, and Ruby for Rails (which I highly suggest) are both on there.
There are over 4000 books available for viewing on various topics. A
search for 'Ruby' on the site comes up with 336 books, 43 articles and
1 Safari Guide.
As to how to get started... Don't discount "administration tasks".
Even the ones you have linux commands for. You can learn a lot about
File and Find that way. That knowledge can then be used to help you
write your resume writing program.
ah no, you missed my point, (interestingly by the way, I agree with your
application of "!"), but what disturbs me here is the "g". Well I am not
gonna hitchhike this very useful thread any further, I might post my
thoughts about this issue on a thread of its own, but I will rethink the
matter before.
Cheers
Robert
···
On 2/7/07, Keynan Pratt <keynan@howe.textdrive.com> wrote:
Patrick Hurley wrote:
> On 2/7/07, Patrick Hurley <phurley@gmail.com> wrote:
>> You are very welcome to join use a the South East Michigan Ruby
>
> Arrg
>
> line.gsub! /use a/, 'us at'
>
> pth
--
We have not succeeded in answering all of our questions.
In fact, in some ways, we are more confused than ever.
But we feel we are confused on a higher level and about more important
things.
-Anonymous
On 2/7/07, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
ah no, you missed my point, (interestingly by the way, I agree with your
application of "!"), but what disturbs me here is the "g". Well I am not
gonna hitchhike this very useful thread any further, I might post my
thoughts about this issue on a thread of its own, but I will rethink the
matter before.
> ah no, you missed my point, (interestingly by the way, I agree with your
> application of "!"), but what disturbs me here is the "g". Well I am not
> gonna hitchhike this very useful thread any further, I might post my
> thoughts about this issue on a thread of its own, but I will rethink the
> matter before.
mea culpa, mea culpa, mea summa culpa
meta mod:
correction_post.sub!(/gsub/,'sub')
thats a nice one, You will be forgiven (I guess, hope, no idea
<grin>
···
On 2/8/07, Patrick Hurley <phurley@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/7/07, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
pth
--
We have not succeeded in answering all of our questions.
In fact, in some ways, we are more confused than ever.
But we feel we are confused on a higher level and about more important
things.
-Anonymous
(No offense intended Austin!)