Quiz Program (Loops)

This one was difficult for me, but not as much as the last time I encountered loops. I think after a few more small programs with loops I'll feel more comfortable with this. I created a quiz about me. Feel free to run it and take it. (It's in Ruby.) puts( '     <(^.^)> LITTLE KNOWN FACTS O\' MELANIE <(^.^)>') puts puts( 'To play, select the letter that corresponds with your answer then press return') answer = '' while answer != 'c' puts( '#1 Gym class sux. How would Melanie get out of running laps in Elem school?') puts puts(...

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Random Number Game

It was a little difficult to come up with how to assign the random number to the variable -- it was a durrr moment for sure. So without further ado here is the first part of the program (or problem #2 according to that post I linked to above:) randomNumber = rand(10) randomNumber = randomNumber + 1 print( 'Guess my number! Enter a number (1-10): ') userNumber = gets.chomp() puts( "Your number is #{userNumber}. My number is #{randomNumber}. This program is not yet advanced enough to tell you whether you are correct -- but you should be able to...

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Getting in the Groove (Embedded Variables)

Yeah, I'm still on the whole embedded variables thing, but this is SOOOOOO much easier. Today I worked on getting used to doing things this way. It'll take a bit of time to memorize, but in the meantime I created a mad lib to kind of get used to it. Enjoy! #  Is it customary to start variable counts at one? (ie. noun1) or #  at zero (ie. noun and the second being noun1) or how else is this # handled? print( 'Enter an adjective: ' ) adjective1 = gets.chomp() print( 'Enter a verb ending in "ed": ') verbEd = gets.chomp() print( 'Enter...

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Embedded Variables in Strings

So I'm learning Ruby again, but this time I've got a program in mind. It will take a lot of brushing up and general learning before I will be able to start the program. I already know how to write the program without an interface, but I want to build an interface too, so it'll take a bit of work. I think once I get this particular program coded that I'll know enough about programming to be able to work on other programs so that will be really nice. Tonight I started reading "The Book of Ruby" which is a big step up from the last book I read,...

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