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Adds emphasis about the object-oriented nature of ruby, and removes references to lesser-used array functions
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@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ No-one uses them
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You shouldn't either
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=end
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# First and foremost: Everything is an object.
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3 #=> 3
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# Numbers are objects
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3.class #=> Fixnum
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3.to_s #=> "3"
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# Some basic arithmetic
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@@ -23,15 +28,24 @@ You shouldn't either
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10 * 2 #=> 20
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35 / 5 #=> 7
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# Special values
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nil #=> Nothing to see here
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true #=> truth
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false #=> falsehood
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# Special values are objects
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nil # Nothing to see here
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true # truth
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false # falsehood
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nil.class #=> NilClass
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true.class #=> TrueClass
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false.class #=> FalseClass
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# Equality
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1 == 1 #=> true
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2 == 1 #=> false
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# apart from false itself, nil is the only other 'falsey' value
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nil == false #=> true
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0 == false #=> false
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# Inequality
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1 != 1 #=> false
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2 != 1 #=> true
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@@ -44,8 +58,10 @@ false #=> falsehood
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2 <= 2 #=> true
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2 >= 2 #=> true
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'I am a string'
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"I am a string too"
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# Strings are objects
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'I am a string'.class #=> String
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"I am a string too".class #=> String
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placeholder = "use string interpolation"
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"I can #{placeholder} when using double quoted strings"
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@@ -57,6 +73,7 @@ puts "I'm printing!"
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# Variables
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x = 25 #=> 25
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x #=> 25
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# Note that assignment returns the value assigned
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# This means you can do multiple assignment:
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@@ -72,17 +89,19 @@ snake_case = true
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path_to_project_root = '/good/name/'
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path = '/bad/name/'
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# Symbols
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# Symbols (are objects)
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# Symbols are immutable, reusable constants represented internally by an integer value
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# They're often used instead of strings to efficiently convey specific, meaningful values
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:pending.class #=> Symbol
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status = :pending
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status == :pending #=> true
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status == 'pending' #=> false
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position = :left
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status == :approved #=> false
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# Arrays
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@@ -107,26 +126,9 @@ array[2, 4] #=> [3, 4, 5]
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# Or with a range
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array[1..3] #=> [2, 3, 4]
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# Add to the end of an array like this
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# Add to an array like this
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array << 6 #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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# Or like this
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array.push 7 #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
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# Or to the beginning like this
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array.unshift 0 #=> [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
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# Remove the first item in an array
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array.shift #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
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# Or the last
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array.pop #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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# Note that push and pop do the opposite of each other
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# Shift and unshift are the same.
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# Hashes are Ruby's primary dictionary with keys/value pairs.
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# Hashes are denoted with curly braces:
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hash = {'color' => 'green', 'number' => 5}
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@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ new_hash = { defcon: 3, action: true}
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new_hash.keys #=> [:defcon, :action]
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# Tip: Both Arrays and Hashes are Enumerable
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# This means they share a lot of useful methods
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# This means they share a lot of useful methods such as each, map, count, and more
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# Control structures
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@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ end
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#=> iteration 5
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grade = 'B'
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case grade
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when 'A'
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puts "Way to go kiddo"
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