Is it okay to define a [] method in ruby’s NilClass?
Ruby by default does not include the method [] for NilClass
Classless tables possible with Datamapper?
I have an Item class with the following attributes:
Combining Ruby and C++
I’ve been discussing a conceptual project with a friend of mine and the the most effective way we’ve seen of doing it is writing the engine in C++ while the logic would be done in Ruby.
However, we would need data to be passed around often, for example:
Should tests be in the same Ruby file or in separated Ruby files?
While using Selenium and Ruby to do some functional tests, I am worried with the performance. So is it better to add all test methods in the same Ruby file, or I should put each one in separated code files?
How to execute a Ruby file in Java, capable of calling functions from the Java program and receiving primitive-type results?
I do not fully understand what am I asking (lol!), well, in the sense of if it is even possible, that is. If it isn’t, sorry.
What is a closure and how is it implemented in Ruby?
In the context of the Ruby programming language, what is a closure and when do you use one? What are the uses for it in Rails?
Does it make sense to create a Ruby wrapper to reference a Java object that does exactly the same thing?
I am using JRuby.
How to fix bad fundamentals? [closed]
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Setting up a simple RubyRails environment
I am coming from a .NET background and beginning my journey into the Mac OSXRubyRails environment.
Is there an idiom for a loop that executes some block of instructions between iterations? (In Ruby in particular)
I often need to do some operations in a loop and some other operations between the iterations. A simple example would be collecting words from an array into a string, spelled backwards and separated with commas. Is there an idiom or language support for this in any language? (For now i am mostly interested in Ruby.)