A Simple Program in Ruby
Day One
Okay, my attention has been slipping since I woke up this morning, so instead of something web related, I thought I'd talk about programming, specifically Ruby.
Ruby is a very powerful language with many applications, but I'm not going to show you that, mainly because I only know how to use it through the command line. Instead, I'm going to show you how to make a *coughvirtualcough* Money Tree!
Since I feel like being thorough, I'll start with describing how it will work.
- The tree will grow at the end of each season.
- The tree will grow a random height based on the amount of rain/sun/snow it gets.
- The tree will produce money in fall.
- The tree will produce money after it reaches a certain height as well as taiking into account the amount of rain/sun/snow it has recieved up to that point.
- We will be able to count the money.
- We will be able to harvest the money.
- We will be able to purchase items to make the tree grow better and stronger.
- The tree will eventually die.
- The tree will die of neglect or a random natural disaster.
- The death will happen randomly, but will also be stayed off by certain actions.
And, since I like plugging this tool, I'll show how the planning process looks in FreeMind.
I've streamlined the process a bit, so now I can get to the coding, which will be next time.
Oct 21, 2009
