to_i Vs to_int
Have you ever come across an object that was implementing both to_i and to_int? Did you find that it was a little bit redundant (say yes please)? What is the difference between the 2?
In depth
For the passionates only! If you care to know about what’s Ruby is really made of, this is your place.
Understanding Fixnums
Ruby truly is full of surprises. Until recently I was under the impression that Fixnum objects were like every other objects. A discussion emerging from one of my article made me realize that it was not the case. I then decided to understand once and for all what Fixnums were really made of.
3 steps to understand how classes and objects work in ruby
I made a simple list describing the 3 main things to consider when trying to understand how objects work in ruby. Feel free to add to this list as much as you want. Your comments are welcome and very appreciated.
An introduction to symbols
Symbols in Ruby are used everywhere and for good reasons. There are two main reasons of using them instead of strings (however they are absolutely not a replacement to strings, more on that later).
A trap to avoid with ruby assignments
When you write something like : my_obj = MyClass.new, the “=” sign does what you think it does. However, when you write : my_obj.yadayada = “123”, it doesn’t (Ruby has a tendency to fool people).
An introduction to hashes
If you’re somewhat familiar with ruby, there are good chances that you won’t learn anything new and exciting in this article. However, if you’re new to the language or just didn’t have time to take a look at ruby hashes yet, maybe you should continue reading.
Oh Ruby, who are you trying to fool?
In every single languages that I know the existence, every arithmetic, bitwise and conditional operators are built-in and global keywords. Well, once again, Ruby had to do things differently. You might be surprised to learn that most ruby operators are not built-in keywords. Fine you’ll tell me… but what are they then?
What's the fuzz about ducktyping?
Even if you’re not new to ruby, the concept of ducktyping might evokes something vague and unclear to you. I personally had to re-read the dedicated section of my ruby book a couple of times before I finally grasped the concept.
An introduction to code blocks
What is a code block anyway? Well, a code block is a chunk of code… that’s all there is to say about it. I know, this part is not really interesting. What IS interesting though, is that you can pass a block to a ruby function and then have this function call the block whenever it wants.