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// Do you prefer...
if (a) {
  doA();
} else if (b) {
  doB();
} else {
  doC();
}

// or...

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describe("pressing the done button", function() {
  var container, input, button, welcome;
  beforeEach(function() {
    container = $("div");
    input = $("<input>", {"class": "name"});
    button = $("<button>", {"class": "done"});
    welcome = $("<div>", {"id": "welcome"});
    container.append(input, button, welcome);
    $("body").append(container);
  });

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var Conundrum = {
  doIt: function() {return "did it"; },
  doItCopy: function() {return this.doIt(); }
};

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module SavingWithoutCallbacks
  def save_without_callbacks
    raise "Only works for saved records" if new_record?
    updates = {}
    changes.each {|key, tuple| updates[key] = tuple.last}
    self.class.update_all(updates, {:id => self.id}, {:limit => 1})
  end
end

ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, SavingWithoutCallbacks

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class A
  def hello
    "hello from A"
  end
end

class B
  def hello
    "hello from B"
  end

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// Example taken from the CouchDB Pages app (though they used this inside a show page,
// while I'm using it on a list page -- could be part of the problem?). 
//
// I get this same error any time that I return an object (rather than just a body string)
// inside a list function.

function(head, req) {
  return {
    code : 301,
    headers : {

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require 'rubygems'
require 'chronic'

# This has historically worked, but today, not so much
Chronic.parse "next Monday 4:00am" #=> nil

# Though it works fine in the afternoon
Chronic.parse "next Monday 4:00pm" #=> Mon Nov 08 16:00:00 -0600 2010

# Doesn't work on Tuesday either

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// This function returns a new function that will run
// the given function in the context of the given scope
// ie 'this' will be whatever you pass in as 'scope'
function scoped(fn, scope) {
  return function () {
    return fn.apply(scope, arguments);
  }
}

var Obj = {

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module AutoAssetsHelper
  
  # Outputs script and link tags for js/css based on 
  # the current action, controller and layout. This 
  # should be preferred over adding assets within a 
  # view file for specific views/layouts/controllers.
  # 
  # Example: If UsersController#dashboard is requested 
  # and it uses the 'front' layout, these files will be 
  # included if they exist:

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function do_something(num, callback) {
  // arbitrary logic here
  num += 1;
  // end arbitrary logic
  return callback(num); // or you could do callback.call(this, num)
}

do_something(5, function(new_num) {
  alert("After complex arbitrary logic, num is " + new_num);
});