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Make big numbers readable in Ruby
Quick! How many zeroes are in 1000000000000000? Large literal numbers may be a cinch for the computer to read, but they aren't very friendly to human eyes. Take 45 seconds …
Use beautiful binary literals in Ruby
Stop trying to remember octal permission codes. Instead use beautiful binary literals in your Ruby code!
Episode #515: Guilds with Steve Klabnik
Get a sneak peek at the possible future of Ruby concurrency, with guest chef Steve Klabnik!
Episode #514: Value and Identity with Arne Brasseur
Have you ever seen the terms "value" and "identity" thrown around and felt like you sort of get it? Join guest chef Arne Brasseur for a deep dive into exactly what …
Episode #494: Special Variables Part 4: Speak English!
Now that you've learned how to obfuscate your code with Perl-style special variables, learn how to make it readable again!
Episode #493: Special Variables Part 3: Regex Matching
Learn about one final category of Ruby's Perl-style special variables, and some guidelines for using them.
Episode #492: Special Variables Part 2: I/O
Learn about Ruby's Perl-style I/O special variables, and why they exist.
Episode #491 Special Variables Part 1: Process State
Get to know Ruby's line-noise special variables. Part 1 in a series.
Episode #490: Crash Logger
Learn how to log useful diagnostics when your Ruby program crashes.
Episode #489: Exit
The way Ruby handles a program exiting may surprise you!
