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For 2023 (and 2024 ...) - we are now fully retired from IT training.
We have made many, many friends over 25 years of teaching about Python, Tcl, Perl, PHP, Lua, Java, C and C++ - and MySQL, Linux and Solaris/SunOS too. Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own risk.

Lisa and I (Graham) now live in what was our training centre in Melksham - happy to meet with former delegates here - but do check ahead before coming round. We are far from inactive - rather, enjoying the times that we are retired but still healthy enough in mind and body to be active!

I am also active in many other area and still look after a lot of web sites - you can find an index ((here))
Build up classes into applications sharing data types in Ruby

I've put together a "build-up" example showing code shared between multiple applications and using multiple classes in Ruby.

Start with stations.rb which defines a railway station object and includes a factory to load a Hash of all UK stations. There's also a test program in there so that it can run stand-alone:

  munchkin:lr grahamellis$ ruby stations.rb
  2445464
  Plymouth
  Distance is 125.04
  Distance is 125.04
  Distance is 125.0
  munchkin:lr grahamellis$


I then went on to add a (second) program that uses that class - see second.

Another class is defined in journey.rb and another program that uses both classes in third ... and so we could go on.

With all this build-up going on, the need for documentation of what's where becomes more important. You'll find the data file for the stations class on our website, but not the journey file as it contains personal information we can't put out in public. But we can show you and explain this program so YOU can be writing programs on our Ruby courses.
(written 2015-10-23)

 
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