character_counting.rb

require 'pp'

def count_letters(stuff)
  result = {}
  individual_characters = []
  individual_characters = stuff.split("")
  individual_characters.each do |char|
      next if char == " "
      if result[char].nil?
        result[char] = 1
      else
        result[char] = result[char] + 1
      end
  end
  result
end

pp count_letters("lighthouse in the house...")

def count_letters_and_indices(stuff)
  result = {}
  individual_characters = []
  individual_characters = stuff.split("")
  individual_characters.each_with_index do |char,index|
      next if char == " "
      result[char] = [] if result[char].nil?
      result[char] << index 
  end
  result
end

pp count_letters_and_indices("lighthouse in the house...")