Grew up in Russia, lived in the States, moved to Germany, sometimes live in Spain. I program since I was 13. I used to program games, maps and now I reverse engineer password managers and other stuff
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Berlin and Málaga
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MS in CS from State Polytechnic University of St. Petersburg
It's not a Ruby method, it's an irb (Ruby interactive prompt or REPL) shortcut for the result of the last evaluated expression. _ doesn't have such a meaning in a regular Ruby program.
An aspiring artist using code as another medium for creation. I am currently a software developer in an EdTech company focused on improving communication in the workplace. I work heavily in Ruby!
Hey Dmitry. Yep you are absolutely right! The _ expression cannot be used in regular Ruby programs. I'll update the post to add a clarifying statement about this point. Thanks!
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It's not a Ruby method, it's an irb (Ruby interactive prompt or REPL) shortcut for the result of the last evaluated expression. _ doesn't have such a meaning in a regular Ruby program.
Hey Dmitry. Yep you are absolutely right! The
_expression cannot be used in regular Ruby programs. I'll update the post to add a clarifying statement about this point. Thanks!