How do I run multiple lines of Ruby in html.erb file

If you need extra functions in your view, you normally declare those inside a helper. For each controller, if there is a helper it is automatically loaded. For instance, if you have a PeopleController, in the app/helpers folder, there should be a people_helper.rb, and it should look like this module PeopleHelper def name #do something … Read more

How to get block cyclic distribution?

It seems that your implementation is correct so far. The issue is with how you are printing the local array for the first processor. The local array is formed column-wise because of how the file is being read and the data is distributed among the processes. To print the local array for the first processor … Read more

Make big quotes with

I believe you’re looking for something like this: blockquote { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; width: 500px; margin: 0.25em 0; padding: 0.35em 40px; line-height: 1.45; position: relative; color: #383838; } blockquote:before { display: block; padding-left: 10px; content: “\201C”; font-size: 80px; position: absolute; left: -20px; top: -20px; color: #7a7a7a; } blockquote cite { color: … Read more

Best explanation of Ruby blocks? [closed]

I offer up my own explanation from this answer, slightly modified: “Blocks” in Ruby are not the same as the general programming terms “code block” or “block of code”. Pretend for a moment that the following (invalid) Ruby code actually worked: def add10( n ) puts “#{n} + 10 = #{n+10}” end def do_something_with_digits( method … Read more