Artificial intelligence seems to have reached a peak in popularity, and for good reason, it’s advancing very fast, it has reached the public eye (thanks to ChatGPT), and there is VERY active research on the field right now. So I fully immersed myself into the topic (the best way to learn something new, btw) so … Read more
An amazing new feature is now available in Ruby, it’s called pattern matching & it lets you extract specific values from complex data structures like arrays, hashes, and objects using concise syntax. In addition, it helps you check that these objects match a specific structure, so it works as a form of object validation. Since … Read more
What is a Ruby hash? A hash is an efficient data structure that lets you store data in UNIQUE key-value pairs. It’s like a kind of dictionary that you can build & use to quickly search for something. The “word” in this dictionary is the key, and the “definitions” are the values stored under each … Read more
If you’re learning Ruby you may find the use of the “self” keyword very confusing. How does it work? What is self, exactly? It’s a Ruby keyword that gives you access to the current object. If you don’t know what objects are, watch this video I made for you. It’s related to Object-Oriented Programming. This … Read more
You may be learning Rails & you read that you have to create a “scaffold” to get your Rails application started… Easy! You can do this using the rails g scaffold command. But what is scaffolding? “Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support a work crew to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair … Read more