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| Name | Uses | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 2s_complement | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7dknhg/if_every_digital_thing_is_a_bunch_of_1s_and_0s/dpz0ove/ |
| abi | 3 | Each Ruby release has actually two versions, the interpreter version and the ABI version. The interpreter version is what commonly is referred to, like 2.1.5. The ABI version is for the binary interface used by compiled extensions and it is what you see in your paths. It's shared among one release series, for example for the Ruby versions 2.1.0 to 2.1.5 the ABI version is 2.1.0. |
| adaedra | 15 | don't be mean to adaedra |
| answers | 24 | How to ask the right questions to get you the right answer: https://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html |
| anybody | 9 | jhass is anybody |
| anyone | 21 | Just ask your question, if anyone has, is or can, they will respond. |
| apeiros | 6 | apeiros is nobody. They're one of the four people with founders access in the #ruby channel, owner of ruboto the channel bot and ruby-community.com the companion website for the #ruby channel |
| ar | 6 | For activerecord/arel questions, please join #RubyOnRails, since they're maintained as a part of it. Note: you need to be identified with NickServ, see /msg NickServ HELP |
| ask | 68 | Don't ask to ask. Just ask your question, and if anybody can help, they will likely try to do so. |
| banned | 0 | #ruby-banned is a last recourse for banned people to get back into #ruby. Either by apologizing, and/or by explaining their behavior. Disrespectful behavior there will lead to a loss of all recourse. |
| bash_startup | 1 | http://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/BashStartupFiles1.png |
| baweaver | 1 | baweaver is a vile punster and purveyor of ruby black magics best left unspoken |
| best | 18 | "better" and "best" depend entirely on your context. Try to describe what quality would make one thing better than the other. |
| better | 2 | "Best" and "better" are subjective. Try to use a different term, or try to qualify what would make one thing better than the other. |
| books | 56 | You can find a list of recommended books at http://ruby-community.com/pages/links |
| botsnack | 52 | nomnomnomnom |
| cake | 16 | here's your cake: 🍰 |
| cargo_cult | 0 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming |
| cats | 3 | Cats! 😺 |
| censorship | 1 | https://xkcd.com/1357 |
| channels | 4 | see http://ruby-community.com/pages/channels for a list of Ruby related channels on Freenode |
| chef | 4 | Please join #chef for help with your cookbooks. |
| cloud | 1 | There's no cloud, only other people's computers. |
| code | 135 | We can't help you without your code, please post it to https://gist.github.com |
| coffee | 14 | here's a coffee, you seem to need it: ☕ |
| commify | 1 | https://gist.github.com/apeiros/9d3c8b1fcff9d1769569 |
| compare | 0 | equal?, eql?, ==, === || https://stackoverflow.com/a/7157051 || equal? is obj identity || eql? is hash key/value in a set equality || == is sorting equality (see <=>) || === is for case/when and methods like Enumerable#grep, all?, any?, none? etc. |
| constant_lookup | 1 | https://cirw.in/blog/constant-lookup.html |
| consultant | 3 | if you just want a solution, or need help with a problem where you can't disclose relevant parts, then please hire a consultant. Or find a way to either remove or replace the parts you can't disclose. |
| context | 15 | Please add more context to your question, what are you doing, why are you doing it, which libraries are involved. Post some code to gist if it clarifies your question. |
| cookie | 48 | here's your cookie: 🍪 |
| crosspost | 54 | Please do not crosspost without at least telling so and mentioning provided suggestions and their outcome in all channels. Experience shows that people don't do either, and not doing so is considered rude. |
| crystal | 1 | Please join #crystal-lang for help with the Crystal programming language. |
| didntwork | 6 | What "didn't work"? Did your server not start? Did your computer explode? Did your webpage turn bright pink? Did your client not pay your bill on time? You may have to be more specific. A Gist (http://gist.github.com) of the code that doesn't work (and the error you are getting) will be helpful. |
| dminuoso | 0 | dminuoso is our channel's chief nitpicker and resident FP evangelist |
| docs | 3 | you can use http://ruby-doc.org or the command line tool "ri" which should be installed along with your ruby to access documentation. Ri example: "ri Array#length" |
| dontwork | 4 | we charge $120/h to figure out what you mean by "does not work". alternatively you can give us a proper explanation of what you expected to happen, and what happened instead, including the full exception if one occurred. |
| encoding | 4 | check https://gist.github.com/apeiros/39acc5b486f932403638 - it might contain useful informations to solve your encoding problems |
| english | 5 | |
| error | 4 | please post the full error output, including the command invocation that produces it and any mentioned log files to https://gist.github.com |
| example | 7 | Please provide us with an example of valid input for your problem, the output that you're getting, and the output that you were expecting. |
| experiment | 8 | Please use your local irb or pry (see ?pry) to experiment, ruby[bot]'s eval functionality is for demonstration purposes only. |
| experiments | 3 | |
| extensions | 0 | for native extensions, read https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/trunk/doc/extension.rdoc and http://ruby-doc.com/docs/ProgrammingRuby/html/ext_ruby.html (the latter is slightly out of date, but much still applies) |
| factoids | 12 | you can find an overview of the factoids I know about at http://ruby-community.com/ruboto/facts |
| facts | 0 | |
| fake | 30 | Please show your real code to illustrate your problem. Using fake code often hides it or won't bring up the best possible solution. |
| faq | 0 | You can find an FAQ here: https://ruby-community.com/faq |
| float | 8 | Your numbers don't add up? You get "weird" results? read http://floating-point-gui.de/ |
| float_precision | 0 | https://blog.demofox.org/2017/11/21/floating-point-precision/ |
| floats | 2 | |
| flood | 7 | Please use https://gist.github.com for more than three lines of text! |
| freenode | 1 | please join #freenode for help with this IRC network. |
| free_speech | 1 | https://xkcd.com/1357/ |
| gem_names | 1 | http://guides.rubygems.org/name-your-gem/ |
| gist | 201 | https://gist.github.com - Multiple files, syntax highlighting, even automatically with matching filenames, can be edited |
| gist_usage | 13 | To properly use gist, please enable syntax highlighting, either by choosing the language manually or by entering a proper filename. If you post multiple things, separate them into multiple files. If you have a Github account, please update your gist with new information instead of posting a new one. |
| gist-usage | 11 | https://github.com/radar/guides/blob/master/using-gist.markdown |
| goal | 1 | Describe your goal, not the solution you imagine. |
| guys | 141 | Though inclusion was probably intended, not everyone relates to being "one of the guys". Maybe consider using "folks", "all", "y'all", or "everyone" instead? |
| guys2 | 10 | it doesn’t matter if it’s "normal"/gender neutral to say "guys" in your idiolect. "You guys" to refer to a mixed group is erasure. All we ask from you is to be a decent channel member and respect that. If you want to further discuss this, join #ruby-offtopic. |
| hammertime | 0 | https://media.giphy.com/media/kgKrO1A3JbWTK/giphy.gif |
| help | 55 | You can find an overview of my commands at http://ruby-community.com/ruboto/commands |
| helpa | 0 | I need somebody! !help. Not just anybody. !help. You know I need someone. !help |
| ide | 2 | an IDE is not necessary to develop with ruby. A decent text editor is sufficient. If you truly want an IDE, take a look at RubyMine by JetBrains (https://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/). |
| iirc | 1 | iirc - shorthand for "if I remember correctly" |
| irb | 27 | irb is "interactive ruby", it is part of ruby. You can run ruby code and see results immediately. it's useful for testing code. Also see ?pry, a gem which is a popular alternative to irb. |
| irl | 1 | you mean afk, https://youtu.be/eTOKXCEwo_8?t=579 |
| iso8601 | 2 | ISO 8601 standard recommends YYYY-MM-DD format, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 and https://xkcd.com/1179/. Ruby provides `Date.iso8601` and `Date#iso8601` methods (also available on Time and DateTime) once you `require 'date'` to work with this format. |
| jhass | 11 | jhass is anybody. They're a member of the op staff in #ruby, contributor to ruboto and ruby-community.com |
| jsonobject | 9 | there is no such thing as a JSON object. You either have a String containing serialized JSON, or you have ruby objects (usually Hashes/Arrays/Strings). Which is it? |
| json_object | 2 | |
| justabot | 22 | I'm just a bot. You don't need to address me. |
| koans | 1 | A test driven walk through Ruby, http://rubykoans.com/ |
| language | 1 | Please use english in this channel. If you need another language, you can find a list of alternative channels on http://ruby-community.com/pages/channels |
| learning | 3 | How learning something works: http://i.imgur.com/l2mInq8.webm |
| lhs | 0 | LHS is short for "left hand side", the expression to the left of an assignment |
| links | 27 | http://ruby-community.com/pages/links |
| ljarvis | 2 | I know everything about ljarvis |
| logs | 5 | You can find a log of this channel at https://irclog.whitequark.org/ruby/ |
| macinstall | 1 | http://ryanbigg.com/2015/06/mac-os-x-ruby-ruby-install-chruby-and-you/ |
| mac-ruby | 0 | http://ryanbigg.com/2015/06/mac-os-x-ruby-ruby-install-chruby-and-you |
| magic | 1 | any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science! |
| mcve | 6 | Please provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example: https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve |
| memory | 1 | https://gettalong.org/blog/2017/memory-conscious-programming-in-ruby.html |
| metasploit | 13 | Please join #metasploit for help with it. |
| method_resolution | 2 | http://i.imgur.com/04Mlrwp.png |
| nda | 3 | If you cannot share your code, we cannot help you. Create a complete, executable example that you can share and that reproduces your issue, or hire a consultant. |
| new_to_opensource | 1 | Start here: https://gist.github.com/baweaver/8d6f6a6e820caba5774cbf74a6bab10e |
| next | 6 | Next question, please! |
| nobody | 12 | apeiros is nobody |
| nope | 3 | Nowhere on planet earth! http://i.imgur.com/8vcBhYZ.gif |
| offtopic | 61 | this seems to be off-topic. Please move your discussion to #ruby-offtopic, to keep this channel free for Ruby related problems. Thanks! |
| ontopic | 12 | This discussion is too on topic for #ruby-offtopic. Please continue on #ruby. |
| op | 1 | To call for ops use the !ops command. |
| ops | 18 | to call for ops use the !ops command. You can find a list of channel staff on http://ruby-community.com/pages/irc_staff |
| ot | 105 | this seems to be off-topic. Please move your discussion to #ruby-offtopic, to keep this channel free for Ruby related topics. Thanks! |
| owner | 3 | My owner is apeiros, I have many rulers though |
| passenger | 1 | Please join #passenger for help with it. |
| pastebin | 4 | Please don't use Pastebin! Pastebin sucks because it loads slowly, has ads which are distracting and has terrible formatting. Please use Gist (http://gist.github.com) or Pastie (http://pastie.org). |
| patience | 4 | looks like nobody with an an answer to your question is around. Just stick around for a couple of hours, many people check the backlog. |
| pcre | 0 | https://swtch.com/~rsc/regexp/regexp1.html |
| ping | 10 | pong |
| pizza | 15 | here's your pizza: 🍕 |
| pm | 1 | Please see Rule 2.9 http://ruby-community.com/pages/user_rules#rule_2_9 |
| poodr | 8 | Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby http://www.poodr.com/ |
| popcorn | 13 | It's popcorn time! 🍿🍿🍿 |
| pr | 7 | You think this is broken, could be done better, or have a good feature idea? Submit an issue on the concerned project, or even better, fix it and submit a Pull Request! ;) |
| process | 5 | https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Vuvp.png |
| pry | 4 | Pry, the better IRB, provides easy object inspection `ls`, `history`, viewing docs `?`, viewing source `$`, syntax highlighting and other features (see `help` for more). Put `binding.pry` in your source code for easy debugging. Install Pry (http://pry.github.io/): gem install pry pry-doc |
| pry_the_good_parts | 3 | Pry the Good Parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDXsEzOHb2M |
| public_send | 1 | |
| puppet | 14 | Please join #puppet for help with it. |
| quickref | 3 | http://www.zenspider.com/ruby/quickref.html |
| r4ia | 1 | Rails 4 in Action - The best Ruby on Rails tutorial that money can buy - https://www.manning.com/books/rails-4-in-action |
| radar | 1 | Radar wrote some books. He is the alleged tyrant of #rubyonrails. |
| rails | 338 | Please join #RubyOnRails for Rails questions. You need to be identified with NickServ, see /msg NickServ HELP |
| rbenv | 22 | Missing command under rbenv? Did you try `rbenv rehash`? |
| redirection | 0 | http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO-3.html |
| redmine | 2 | Please join #redmine for help with it. |
| regex | 6 | Resources for regular expressions: http://ruby-doc.org/core/Regexp.html || http://rubular.com/ || http://www.regular-expressions.info |
| regexp | 0 | |
| regex_xml | 2 | Don't use Regexp to parse XML or HTML. Use an XML parser like nokogiri or oga. See also: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454/2199687 |
| register | 5 | you need to be identified with NickServ, see `/msg NickServ HELP` or: https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration |
| rhs | 1 | RHS is short for "right hand side", the expression to the right of an assignment |
| rimshot | 26 | Badum-Tshh! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShTJ90fC34 |
| root | 19 | general advice in system administration: do not and that means never use sudo or root to "fix" things. Only use it if you exactly know why it would work and why it wouldn't work under any circumstances as normal user. Or if you're told to do it. |
| ror | 8 | Please join #RubyOnRails for Rails questions. You need to be identified with NickServ, see /msg NickServ HELP |
| ruboto | 40 | I'm the channel bot, linker of the rules, adept of the facts, wielder of the banhammer. |
| rubular | 1 | You can experiment ruby regular expressions with rubular.com |
| rubylang | 2 | #ruby-lang has been merged with #ruby and redirects here. If you get an "you must be invited" error (or similar) when trying to join #ruby-lang: that's because you're already in #ruby and can't be forwarded. |
| rubyonrails | 4 | |
| rules | 4 | Please respect the channel rules: http://ruby-community.com/pages/user_rules |
| rvm | 4 | Please join #rvm for RVM questions. |
| send | 1 | Favor public_send over send. Use send only if you want to either explicitly bypass visibility, or call the object's own private methods |
| shevy | 12 | shevy is the hound of baskerville (see http://irclog.whitequark.org/ruby/2015-08-13#13699759) |
| snowman | 4 | Here's a snowman for you: ☃ |
| sqli | 0 | http://rails-sqli.org/ |
| starting_open_source | 0 | Starting Open Source: https://gist.github.com/baweaver/8d6f6a6e820caba5774cbf74a6bab10e |
| strftime | 0 | %Y = 2016, %y = 16, %m = 01-12, %B = January, %b = Jan, %d = 01..31, %H = 00..23, %P = AM/PM, %M - 00..59, %S = 00..59, %z = +0900 |
| styleguides | 8 | here are three popular styleguides, you should read and follow at least one: https://github.com/styleguide/ruby https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/style/ruby |
| tabnick | 26 | pro-tip - use tab completion for nicks. avoids typos in nicks. |
| tabs | 24 | Ruby community standards recommend using 2 spaces as indentation (see https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide#spaces-indentation and https://ukupat.github.io/tabs-or-spaces/). |
| tias | 7 | |
| timeout | 1 | https://jvns.ca/blog/2015/11/27/why-rubys-timeout-is-dangerous-and-thread-dot-raise-is-terrifying/ |
| toolbox | 12 | https://www.ruby-toolbox.com is a website which lists lots of gems, topically organized |
| try | 64 | Why don't you try it and see for yourself? |
| twgr | 1 | The Well Grounded Rubyist: https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-rubyist-second-edition - A great book for learning Ruby. |
| ubuntu | 14 | Ubuntu installation guide for Ruby + Rails: http://ryanbigg.com/2014/10/ubuntu-ruby-ruby-install-chruby-and-you/ |
| ubuntu-ruby | 0 | http://ryanbigg.com/2014/10/ubuntu-ruby-ruby-install-chruby-and-you |
| ugt | 15 | it's morning, see http://www.total-knowledge.com/~ilya/mips/ugt.html |
| use | 5 | Don't ask "does anyone use <thing>?". It's better to just state your problem and if anyone has used <thing> they will most likely answer. |
| used | 6 | Don't ask "does anyone use <thing>?". It's better to just state your problem and if anyone has used <thing> they will most likely answer. |
| vagrant | 5 | please join #vagrant for help with it. |
| vampire | 2 | read about help vampires at http://slash7.com/2006/12/22/vampires/ |
| variables | 3 | Ruby knows $globals, @@class_variables, @instance_variables, local_variables and Constants |
| whatschat | 2 | WhatsChat is a crappy app that abuses IRC for something it is not: a dating chat. Please remove this app. |
| whyruby | 2 | because ruby is a language made for humans, not machines. It is beautiful, mature, has a vibrant community. Also because we say so. |
| windows_certs | 0 | You may need to manually install a CA certificate bundle on windows for Ruby to use, see https://gist.github.com/mislav/5026283 for more details. |
| xy | 131 | it seems like you are asking for a specific solution to a problem, instead of asking about your problem. This often leads to bad solutions and increases frustration for you and those trying to help you. More: http://meta.stackexchange.com/a/66378 |
| yw | 2 | yw - shorthand for "you are welcome" |