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Episode #468: Line Endings
A little history lesson about computer text formats
Episode #434: Scanf
Today we learn how to match patterns and parse out values all at once.
Episode #406: Last Match
In this episode, we get lazy and lean on the information that Ruby captures about regex matches.
Episode #399: StringIO Test Fake
Today we learn about how the StringIO class can help us test methods that work with files.
Episode #398: StringIO
After many passing mentions, StringIO finally gets its own episode!
Episode #388: Inverted Grep
A new and long-awaited feature in Ruby's Enumerable module.
Episode #382: Integer To String, Part 2
In the thrilling conclusion to Part 1, we generalize our solution and discuss algorithm-solving strategy.
Episode #381: Integer To String
Today, a little computer-science problem offers some useful insights.