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Jonlz

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Jonlz··on Code Wars (JS, Coffeescript & Ruby)
Sorry wasn't clear in my post, that was the broken code I had to fix. I added the comma and got the unknown error message.

However I just reloaded the page and it's showing a different code snippet and says 1 of 3 completed.

Jonlz··on Code Wars (JS, Coffeescript & Ruby)
Nice, haven't touched ruby in awhile but glad it's not just me. I was worried when I couldn't troubleshoot a simple multiply function:

def multiply(a b)

  a*b
end
Jonlz··on First RubyMotion Conference
This is really exciting, glad to see this is getting a lot of support. Can't wait to see some of the great presentations after the event!
Jonlz··on Programming Languages Should Satisfy College Language Requirements
This was just an interesting supporting point in his larger argument of reforming American education. I would not remove foreign language requirements entirely but I support giving students a choice in what they learn.

Foreign language is a skill that enables you to communicate with the world around you and that world around you is now becoming increasingly computer-centric. I can see his argument. I never had a chance to learn CS in school as I was too busy filling in all kinds of requirements for my major. All kinds of things I rarely use today, it would hav e been nice to have the option to dabble in JS as a "requirement" in college!