CSC302 2007S, Class 29: Ruby (2)

Admin:
* For Friday, read Part I and Part II of the alliterative Rolling with Ruby on Rails Revisited.
* I sent all of you a sample solution to exam problem 4.  Please let me know if you have any questions.
* No office hours today for the same reason as Monday. I should
  be available in the afternoon.
* Next week's Thursday extra is Tuesday at noon.
* Happy spring!

Overview:
* About labs.
* Lab.

/About Lab/

* Why do we like labs?
* Engages students (useful for 9am classes and 8am classes)
* YOu realize quicker that you don't know something when you actually
  try it
* Labs provide more of a support structure than does homework
* Lectures and readings don't prepare you for failure/mistakes
* Good labs encourage a particular approach to language exploration

/Lab/

* Follow the link in the outline.
* Some funky operations; what do they do?  (Hint, all are bitwise)
  * ~
  * ^
  * |
* Observation, ! is a prefix operation
* How do you clear the screen?
* How did you write titleCase?