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Created August 19, 2015 17:21
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One liner that converts array of names from "Smith, Joe" format to "Joe Smith"
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name_parse.rb
names = ['Mike Smith', 'McDonald, John', 'Jill Doe']
names.map { |e| e.split(/,\s*/).reverse!.join(' ') }
# => ["Mike Smith", "John McDonald", "Jill Doe"]
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