ga-wdi-boston/ruby-vs-js-hash-dictionary

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Show example of using terminal hash parameter?

This is how rails handles method config options.

I haven't found many examples in plain ruby, other than [g]sub:

'bar baz'.gsub /b[^[:space:]]+/, 'bar' => 'snafu', 'baz' => 'fubar'
# => "snafu fubar"

The thing to note is that the terminal hash parameter isn't surrounded by curly braces.

Add creating a hash with a default for missing keys

e.g.

counts = Hash.new(0) # {}
counts[:dog] +=1 # 1
counts # {:dog=>1}

This provides a good contrast to how hashes (objects) behave in JavaScript (no default possible).

Move block initializer to later/end

Possibly confusing.

Add linter configurations for comparison to JS

1. git remote add js-template [email protected]:ga-wdi-boston/js-template
2. git fetch js-template
3. git checkout js-template/master -- .jshintrc .jshintignore .jscsrc

Better define what should be done during Demo/Code-Along sections.

The code-alongs could be a little more well-defined unless the idea is just to SHOW the demonstration block, and then code-the-same-thing-along. I think I just got off track because I started free-styling and a little more structure might have helped me stay on track.

Favor Hash.new with a block over fetch for default values

See: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.3/Hash.html#method-c-new

Show `.delete(<key>)`?

Correct code along for prepend on consultant[:surname] demo

When .prepend is executed on consultant[:surname], it modifies the hash. The README.md states that it doesn't modify, just returns the change. Correction needed to show that the hash will be modified from the .prepend

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alternate metaphor to "consultant" and "weight" example?

I see that the example of a consultant and his/her fluctuating weight has been part of this lesson since (at least) cohort 10. Would it be possible to move away from this, and use a different metaphor?

For example, I was thinking of using an "apartment" as the metaphor, which would have set number of rooms, number of roommates/pets, which would connect this new thing to what we had previously done in the JS lessons, without explicitly doing a comparison to JS.

Looking forward to your input, @gaand, @jrhorn424