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# Having some fun with a simple Fibonacci sequence Hash!

fibonacci = Hash.new {|hash, key| hash[key] = hash[key - 1] + hash[key - 2]}
#=> {}

# Gotta get things started here…

fibonacci[1] = 1
#=> 1

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# Shell commands
alias @='pwd'

# Bundler
alias brake='bundle exec rake'
alias be='bundle exec'

# Rails 2
alias sc='script/console'
alias sg='script/generate'

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Install Rails 3.1

gem install rails

generate new app, skipping Test::Unit file generation

rails new my_app -T

Set up Gemfile

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class SmartEnumerator < Enumerator
  attr_reader :length

  def initialize(enumerable)
    super
    @length = enumerable.length
  end

  def each
    self.each_with_index do |item, index|

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body, table, td, th, p, a, img { margin:0 auto; padding:0; }
thead, tbody, tr { margin:0; padding:0; }

body, table.body-table, table.body-table td.body-td {
  background-color:#ffffff;
  color:#333333;
  font-family:"Lucida Grande", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size:16px;
  line-height:24px;
  margin:0;

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// Sums all "number" arguments given. This includes floats by default.
//
//   sum(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10); //=> 55
//   sum(1, "hey", 2, "3", 4, "five", 6, 'hi!', 7, 8.2, 9, 10); //=> 47.2
function sum() {
  var sum = 0;
  for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
    var arg = arguments[i];
    if (typeof arg === 'number') sum += arg;
  }

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class String
  # alias the method_missing method chain so that we can use single-word booleans
  # for example, we can do things like "standard".standard? which will give us true
  # obviously this is most suited for cases where you have a variable with a value from a known set of values
  def method_missing_with_single_word_booleans(method_name, *args, &block)
    return method_missing_without_single_word_booleans(method_name, *args, &block) unless method_name.to_s =~ /^(\w+)\?$/
    self == $1
  end
  alias_method_chain :method_missing, :single_word_booleans
end

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# Create a ViewHelper class or module (whatever) for dealing with flash messages in an easy-to-use format

# the current way:
<%- if flash[:error] -%>
  <p class="error"><%= flash[:error] %></p>
<%- end -%>
<%- if flash[:notice] -%>
  <p class="notice success">
    <%= flash[:notice] %> <%= link_to('View Now', view_post_path) if post_created %>
  </p>

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# Leopard Development Environment (from clean installation)
# Replace USERNAME with your OS X short name.
# Replace PASSWORD with your MySQL root password.

# Install XCode Tools
# Install MacPorts
# Install Textmate

# Generate an SSH key
ssh-keygen