# Ruby

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## [Poor performance of Ruby 1.8.7 when installed with MacPorts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/poor-performance-of-ruby-1-8-7-when-installed-with-macports/152289)

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**Author:** [@abc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abc)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/poor-performance-of-ruby-1-8-7-when-installed-with-macports/152289 "2008-11-25T06:01:09Z")

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Hi, I’ve just upgraded to Ruby 1.8.7 using MacPorts (ruby @1.8.7- p72\_1+thread\_hooks) and while it runs flawlessly, the performance is really really poor. I’m talking in comparison with the Ruby distro that ships wit…

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## [Permission problem under WinXP](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/permission-problem-under-winxp/196848)

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**Author:** [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/permission-problem-under-winxp/196848 "2008-11-25T05:50:35Z")

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Hi All, I generated a Ruby on Rails app, which among other things, had to import content from a bunch of CSV files from time to time. When I generated the app, I had a typo: I used cvs instead of csv. When I star…

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## [Code Review: NoComplexCall](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-nocomplexcall/154074)

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**Author:** [@grujildo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grujildo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-nocomplexcall/154074 "2008-11-25T04:22:18Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:NoComplexCall;REDMOND\\tomat” Outer DLR Change: Tweaks outer layer DynamicSiteHelpers to publish delegate type factory method (this class will hopefully go away as soon as LambdaExpression provi…

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## [Help with warbler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-warbler/152252)

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**Author:** [@Derek\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Derek_N)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-warbler/152252 "2008-11-25T03:38:24Z")

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I’m looking for assistance in using warbler to package a simple merb app. As I am new to JRuby and Merb, and Java in general, it’s very likely something that I have missed. I’m using jruby 1.1.4 on Mac OSX 10.5.5 wit…

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## [Code Review: RubyClrInterop06](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-rubyclrinterop06/154064)

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**Author:** [@curthibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/curthibbs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-rubyclrinterop06/154064 "2008-11-25T02:54:31Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:RubyClrInterop06;REDMOND\\curth” Comment : Create constructors on generated types that match each base class constructor Allocator logic not yet updated to use new constructors

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## [Make RDoc escape inner element strings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/make-rdoc-escape-inner-element-strings/153773)

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**Author:** [@jfernandez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jfernandez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/make-rdoc-escape-inner-element-strings/153773 "2008-11-25T02:41:40Z")

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Is there a way to make RDoc use the html entities of stuff like: \<=\> (ActiveSupport::TimeZone) The xml parser im using is getting confused by the ‘\<’ ‘\>’ strings inside elements… wondering if you can make Rdoc use t…

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## [IronRuby moving to Github](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-moving-to-github/154065)

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**Author:** [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-moving-to-github/154065 "2008-11-25T02:08:21Z")

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The IronRuby project is a community project, and has contributors inside and outside of Microsoft. We have integrated the work of several external folks into the product (thanks!), and we are making rapid progress. W…

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## [Re: IronRuby moving to Github](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ironruby-moving-to-github/154068)

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**Author:** [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ironruby-moving-to-github/154068 "2008-11-25T02:04:50Z")

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We still need contribution agreements, but that is no different than Apache, Mozilla, and other major Open Source projects. JD

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## [Chris Pine tutorial assistance chapter 7 sort data without use of .sort method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chris-pine-tutorial-assistance-chapter-7-sort-data-without-use-of-sort-method/154066)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chris-pine-tutorial-assistance-chapter-7-sort-data-without-use-of-sort-method/154066 "2008-11-25T00:26:00Z")

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I’m learning to program and came across Chris P.'s Ruby Tutorial. I’ve got to the Array and Iterators chapter ( http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/?Chapter=07 ). and the following assignment " Let’s write a program which …

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## [Sieve of Zakiya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sieve-of-zakiya/153766)

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**Author:** [@jzakiya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jzakiya)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sieve-of-zakiya/153766 "2008-11-24T23:40:52Z")

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I’ve uploaded optimized upgraded versions of my SoZ prime generators, with included benchmarks against the Sieve of Atkin (SoA) and Sieve of Eratosthenes (SoE). Available here: Versions for Python and Forth also pr…

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## [\[Bug #787\] Time#strftime $B$G(B %i $B$O(B "%i" $B$K$J$k$N$K!"(B%\[EO-\_\] $B$J$I$O(B "%" $B$K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-787-time-strftime-b-g-b-i-b-o-b-i-b-k-j-k-n-k-b-eo-b-j-i-o-b-b-k/154010)

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**Author:** [@tadayoshi\_funaba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tadayoshi_funaba)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-787-time-strftime-b-g-b-i-b-o-b-i-b-k-j-k-n-k-b-eo-b-j-i-o-b-b-k/154010 "2008-11-24T23:05:02Z")

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Bug #787: Time#strftime e$B$Ge(B %i e$B$Oe(B “%i” e$B$K$J$k$N$K!"e(B%\[EO-\_\] e$B$J$I$Oe(B “%” e$B$KCV49$5$l$ke(B http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/787 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: tadayoshi funaba e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM…

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## [Jruby Installation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-installation/154051)

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**Author:** [@ashish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ashish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-installation/154051 "2008-11-24T22:26:45Z")

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Hi, I dont have internet connection but I have all the gems downloaded with me. I am facing issue while installing the jruby. Is there any command or way I can install jruby on rails with local gems without internat …

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## [What's wrong with this method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-method/154032)

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**Author:** [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-method/154032 "2008-11-24T21:41:23Z")

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can someone tell me what’s wrong with this method?? http://pastie.org/322677 after that FRIENDS I print I want to iterate over the hash that I have and print the key, value of each separated by a “/”

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## [Battleship Tournament 1 week notice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/battleship-tournament-1-week-notice/154047)

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**Author:** [@slagyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slagyr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/battleship-tournament-1-week-notice/154047 "2008-11-24T21:07:00Z")

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Rubyists, This is a 1 week notice for the Battleship Sparring Tournament deadline. All submissions must be in by November 30th. http://sparring.rubyforge.org/battleship/index.html Micah

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## [Battleship Tournament 1 week notice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/battleship-tournament-1-week-notice/154045)

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**Author:** [@slagyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slagyr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/battleship-tournament-1-week-notice/154045 "2008-11-24T21:04:02Z")

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Rubyists, This is a 1 week notice for the Battleship Sparring Tournament deadline. All submissions must be in by November 30th. http://sparring.rubyforge.org/battleship/index.html

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## [Fibers (Ruby 1.9)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fibers-ruby-1-9/153943)

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**Author:** [@flatekmonkey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flatekmonkey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fibers-ruby-1-9/153943 "2008-11-24T20:29:16Z")

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Hi list I am just beginning fooling around with Fibers. Than I had this impulsion, well #inject of course ;). I would like to hear your opinions about Fiber#inject, I am specially nervous about the rescue FiberError…

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## [\[ANN\] JRuby Debugger 0.10.3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-jruby-debugger-0-10-3/153823)

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**Author:** [@mkrauskopf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mkrauskopf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-jruby-debugger-0-10-3/153823 "2008-11-24T19:42:12Z")

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Hi all, I’ve just released (j)ruby-debug-base-0.10.3. This release does not contain anything new, just is compatible with recently ruby-debug(-cli) 0.10.3, so you should get bunch of new feature brought by ruby-debug …

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## [\[Bug #781\](Closed) Numeric#step $B$G(B step $B$H$7$F(B Infinity $B$r$D$+$&$H(B NaN $B$r@8@.$](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-781-closed-numeric-step-b-g-b-step-b-h-7-f-b-infinity-b-r-d-h-b-nan-b-r-8/154038)

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**Author:** [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-781-closed-numeric-step-b-g-b-step-b-h-7-f-b-infinity-b-r-d-h-b-nan-b-r-8/154038 "2008-11-24T19:42:11Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #781 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yukihiro M.) e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B Opene$B$+$ie(BClosede$B$KJQ99e(B fixed by r20348. http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/781

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## [\[ANN\] erbook 5.0.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-erbook-5-0-0/153931)

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**Author:** [@snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snk)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-erbook-5-0-0/153931 "2008-11-24T19:16:56Z")

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erbook : write books and documents in eRuby erbook is an extensible document processor that emits XHTML (web page), LaTeX (PDF), man (UNIX manual page), plain text, and any document format you can imagine from eRuby t…

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## [\[Bug #779\](Closed) Time#strftime $B$,@5$7$/5!G=$7$J$$(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-779-closed-time-strftime-b-5-7-5-g-7-j-b/154028)

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**Author:** [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-779-closed-time-strftime-b-5-7-5-g-7-j-b/154028 "2008-11-24T18:39:17Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #779 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yukihiro M.) e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B Opene$B$+$ie(BClosede$B$KJQ99e(B fixed by r20338. http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/779

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## [\[Bug #780\](Closed) Time#strftime $B$G!"%U%i%0(B 0 $B$,I}$H2r\<a$5$l$k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-780-closed-time-strftime-b-g-u-i-0-b-0-b-i-h2r-a-5-l-k-b/154026)

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**Author:** [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-780-closed-time-strftime-b-g-u-i-0-b-0-b-i-h2r-a-5-l-k-b/154026 "2008-11-24T18:37:30Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #780 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yukihiro M.) e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B Opene$B$+$ie(BClosede$B$KJQ99e(B fixed by r20338. http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/780

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## [Ruby/JRuby/Rail web service based app](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-jruby-rail-web-service-based-app/152979)

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**Author:** [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-jruby-rail-web-service-based-app/152979 "2008-11-24T17:26:54Z")

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Has anyone in the (J)Ruby/Rails community ever built a Rails app with a web services back-end (i.e. no activerecord… persistence/model logic is entirely sourced from web services)? I know what you’re thinking… why w…

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## [\[Bug #782\] $BM\>J,$J30It%7%s%\\%k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-782-bm-j-j30it-7-s-k-b/153997)

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**Author:** [@sugie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sugie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-782-bm-j-j30it-7-s-k-b/153997 "2008-11-24T16:08:34Z")

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Bug #782: e$BM\>J,$J30It%7%s%%ke(B http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/782 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Tadashi S. e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: High e$BC4Ev\<Te(B: Yukihiro M., e$B%+%F%4%je(B: core, Target version: 1.9…

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## [Problem with sqlite3-ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-sqlite3-ruby/153984)

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**Author:** [@madiba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/madiba)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-sqlite3-ruby/153984 "2008-11-24T15:38:47Z")

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When I run: % gem install sqlite3-ruby Building native extensions. This could take a while… Successfully installed sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4… Installing …

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## [\[Bug #780\] Time#strftime $B$G!"%U%i%0(B 0 $B$,I}$H2r\<a$5$l$k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-780-time-strftime-b-g-u-i-0-b-0-b-i-h2r-a-5-l-k-b/153991)

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**Author:** [@tadayoshi\_funaba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tadayoshi_funaba)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-780-time-strftime-b-g-u-i-0-b-0-b-i-h2r-a-5-l-k-b/153991 "2008-11-24T15:04:46Z")

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Bug #780: Time#strftime e$B$G!"%U%i%0e(B 0 e$B$,I}$H2r\<a$5$l$ke(B http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/780 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: tadayoshi funaba e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal $ ./ruby -e “p Time.mktime(19…

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## [String problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-problem/153992)

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**Author:** [@ganeshguna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ganeshguna)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-problem/153992 "2008-11-24T14:46:27Z")

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Hi How to find the resut by passing string as parameters in clause of mysql query For example arr = \[‘t’,‘a’\] @user = User.find(:all,:conditions=\>\[“firstname IN(#{arr.join(’,’)})”\]) it is executing like select \* fr…

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## [Code Review: RubyClrInterop05](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-rubyclrinterop05/154002)

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**Author:** [@curthibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/curthibbs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-rubyclrinterop05/154002 "2008-11-24T14:25:50Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:RubyClrInterop05;REDMOND\\curth” Comment : A smörgÃ¥sbord of GetMemberNames Changes to Python, DLR outer ring: Removed OldGetMemberNames from API and moved legacy Python functionality into l…

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## [\[Bug #783\] mathn $B$7$?\>l9g$N(B \*\* $B$N?6Iq$$$K0l4S@-$,$J$$(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-783-mathn-b-7-l9g-n-b-b-n-6iq-k0l4s-j-b/153998)

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**Author:** [@tadayoshi\_funaba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tadayoshi_funaba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-783-mathn-b-7-l9g-n-b-b-n-6iq-k0l4s-j-b/153998 "2008-11-24T13:27:35Z")

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Bug #783: mathn e$B$7$?\>l9g$Ne(B \*\* e$B$N?6Iq$$$K0l4S@-$,$J$$e(B http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/783 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: tadayoshi funaba e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal $ ./ruby -r mathn -e ‘p (-8)\*\*…

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## [Ruby's new website](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubys-new-website/153983)

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**Author:** [@reddvinylene](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reddvinylene)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubys-new-website/153983 "2008-11-24T13:07:31Z")

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Is it just me, or is Ruby’s new website way too much? A jumble of bad ideas some’d say, or an amateur’s attempt at being fancy. I’d say it’s not really coherent with what Ruby really is. Whatever happened to “Perfecti…

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## [\[Bug #781\] Numeric#step $B$G(B step $B$H$7$F(B Infinity $B$r$D$+$&$H(B NaN $B$r@8@.$9$k$3$H$](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-781-numeric-step-b-g-b-step-b-h-7-f-b-infinity-b-r-d-h-b-nan-b-r-8-9-k-3-h/153994)

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**Author:** [@tadayoshi\_funaba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tadayoshi_funaba)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-781-numeric-step-b-g-b-step-b-h-7-f-b-infinity-b-r-d-h-b-nan-b-r-8-9-k-3-h/153994 "2008-11-24T13:01:02Z")

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Bug #781: Numeric#step e$B$Ge(B step e$B$H$7$Fe(B Infinity e$B$r$D$+$&$He(B NaN e$B$r@8@.$9$k$3$H$,$"$ke(B http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/781 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: tadayoshi funaba e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEY…

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