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I'll just sort it myself (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Actually, this one isn't 'Wat', it's part of what makes Ruby awesome and powerful, unless of course you actually do this, at which point it's 'Wat'"

[โ€“] Zeragamba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

let's talk about Ruby

Ruby like most programming languages doesn't support bare words, [undefined variable exception]

but if you define a particular method_missing, suddenly Ruby supports bare words. [ruby repeating what was typed]

Now this isn't deserving of wat. this actually shows just how awesome Ruby is. [Drummer_t-rex.jpg]

But if you actually do this then....

Wat