# Variable confusion for newbies

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variable-confusion-for-newbies/89119>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 17, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variable-confusion-for-newbies/89119 "2007-03-17T13:49:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![rykkers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rykkers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rykkers)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variable-confusion-for-newbies/89119/1 "2007-03-17T13:49:56Z")

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I’ve noticed a quite a few postings here of late by ruby newbies  
asking questions about the relationship between variables and objects.

I wrote a post to my blog some months back which might help clear up  
some of the confusion.  
[http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/articles/2006/09/13/on-variables-values-and-objects](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/articles/2006/09/13/on-variables-values-and-objects)

In any event, I hope that it doesn’t confuse folks further.

–  
Rick DeNatale

My blog on Ruby  
[http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)