We are fanatical about performance - everything boils down to that. Every day we look for ways to improve.
3) Provide Options, Don't Make Lame Excuses
4) Don't Live with Broken Windows
5) Be a Catalyst for Change
6) Remember the Big Picture
| trace_var(:$chuck_norris) {|v| | |
| puts %Q{You can't change Chuck Norris to #{v}. | |
| #{v} becomes Chuck Norris.} | |
| } | |
| $chuck_norris = "Awesome" |
| class Array | |
| def not_empty? | |
| !self.empty? | |
| end | |
| def average | |
| temp = self.compact | |
| temp.map! {|e| e.is_a?(String) && (e.match(/\d/)) ? e.to_f : e} | |
| return nil if (temp.not_empty?) && (temp.reject! {|e| !e.is_a? Numeric}; temp.empty?) | |
| return 0.0 if temp.empty? |
| class Hash | |
| # By default, only instances of Hash itself are extractable. | |
| # Subclasses of Hash may implement this method and return | |
| # true to declare themselves as extractable. If a Hash | |
| # is extractable, Array#extract_options! pops it from | |
| # the Array when it is the last element of the Array. | |
| def extractable_options? | |
| instance_of?(Hash) | |
| end | |
| end |
| require 'enumerator' | |
| def scan(arr, pile) | |
| val = "" | |
| a = Array.new | |
| a[0] = "#{pile}" | |
| until val == "done" do | |
| val = gets.chop! | |
| unless val == "done" | |
| val.chop! |
| #!/usr/local/bin/ruby | |
| # This script will be set by crontab to run once a day at midnight | |
| require 'rubygems' # require to bring in other Gems | |
| require 'mysql' # require Mysql gem (2.8.1) to interact with database | |
| require 'activesupport' # To make time calculations easier and more readable | |
| # Establish today's date | |
| today = Date.today # Will output "year-month-day" if sent to_s |