tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599054.post115037770024970508..comments2024-02-07T00:23:34.835-07:00Comments on On Ruby: Memorizing Rubygnupatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492341480170667775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599054.post-1150387776519210452006-06-15T09:09:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:09:00.000-07:00Levi,Great point! Code reading (and writing) are ...Levi,<BR/><BR/>Great point! Code reading (and writing) are huge parts of learning to program proficiently. What Ruby code have you read recently?gnupatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492341480170667775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599054.post-1150387378542071532006-06-15T09:02:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:02:00.000-07:00What I find really useful for me when learning a n...What I find really useful for me when learning a new language or just trying to improve my skills with ones I know is not to read language specs but to read code.<BR/><BR/>Manuals and class diagrams aren't nearly as good at expressing how things are actually used as real code is. When reading code, you pick up idioms and patterns that you just can't get any other way.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599054.post-1150383883208165162006-06-15T08:04:00.000-07:002006-06-15T08:04:00.000-07:00Anonymous, thanks for the link. Having a structur...Anonymous, thanks for the link. Having a structure around the memorization is always a good idea.<BR/><BR/>Hans, that's good advice. I find that a single read through might or might not help me remember (especially at the level of detail I'm looking for). I'm interested in seeing how much memorizing (or trying to memorize) will help. <BR/><BR/>Is it for everyone? Probably not. Is it worth gnupatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492341480170667775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599054.post-1150381619938754552006-06-15T07:26:00.000-07:002006-06-15T07:26:00.000-07:00Sorry, let me try againrelevant (I hope) pictures ...Sorry, let me try again<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.rubyinside.com/diagrams-of-rubys-class-hierarchies-48.html#comments" REL="nofollow"><BR/>relevant (I hope) pictures of hierarchy)</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24599054.post-1150380996782376292006-06-15T07:16:00.000-07:002006-06-15T07:16:00.000-07:00here are pictures of te hierarchy (in the OP and c...here are pictures of te hierarchy (in the OP and comments)<BR/><BR/>http://www.rubyinside.com/diagrams-of-rubys-class-hierarchies-48.html#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com