# Binary Search 0.0.2 released **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 29, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-search-0-0-2-released/118622 "2007-10-29T15:47:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luispulidoman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-search-0-0-2-released/118622/1 "2007-10-29T15:47:58Z")
Hi A few weeks after Ruby Q. 139 I found myself needing again to do a binary search in a big text file. So I converted the solution submitted to OOP and released it as a rubygem. With this gem, you create first an index of the file you need to search and then do the searches. More info at [http://binarysearch.rubyforge.org/](http://binarysearch.rubyforge.org/) Bye, ---
**Author:** ![luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luispulidoman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-search-0-0-2-released/118622/2 "2007-10-29T16:17:13Z")
Luis P. wrote: > Bye, Sorry but I guess the gem’s name is somewhat inadequate. This is not a binary search library, but a text indexing and searching library which happens to employ a binary search algorithm. So you essentially reserve this gem name from some possible real binsearch library… mortee ---
**Author:** ![luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luispulidoman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-search-0-0-2-released/118622/3 "2007-10-29T18:16:04Z")
On 10/29/07, mortee [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Sorry but I guess the gem’s name is somewhat inadequate. This is not a > binary search library, but a text indexing and searching library which > happens to employ a binary search algorithm. So you essentially reserve > this gem name from some possible real binsearch library… You’re right. I never stop for a second thought about the gem’s name. Maybe I choose some cryptic name where there is no chance of collision. ---
**Author:** ![luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luispulidoman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-search-0-0-2-released/118622/4 "2007-10-29T21:52:00Z")
Luis P. wrote: > On 10/29/07, mortee [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Sorry but I guess the gem’s name is somewhat inadequate. This is not a > > binary search library, but a text indexing and searching library which > > happens to employ a binary search algorithm. So you essentially reserve > > this gem name from some possible real binsearch library… > > You’re right. I never stop for a second thought about the gem’s name. > Maybe I choose some cryptic name where there is no chance of > collision. I haven’t intended to suggest a cryptic name - just something more specific to what your gem actually does. mortee ---
**Author:** ![luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@luispulidoman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luispulidoman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-search-0-0-2-released/118622/5 "2007-10-30T16:04:40Z")
On Oct 29, 2007, at 2:48 PM, mortee wrote: > > You’re right. I never stop for a second thought about the gem’s name. > > Maybe I choose some cryptic name where there is no chance of > > collision. > > I haven’t intended to suggest a cryptic name - just something more > specific to what your gem actually does. [http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/ruby-bsearch/](http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/ruby-bsearch/) a @ [http://codeforpeople.com/](http://codeforpeople.com/)