If a = 1 and b = nil, and you set b = a, then the value of b will be 1, because you have assigned b to have the value of a.

If a = 1 and b = 2, and you set b = a, then the value…

Note: The following guides assume your development environment is already set up, including Ruby, Rails, database, version control, and deployment. For these examples, I will use PostgreSQL, GitHub, and Heroku.

Create new Ruby on Rails app

1. Create application and set database type (where appname is your app’s name and postgresql is the database type)

rails new…

As I’ve gotten into mechanical keyboards recently, I’ve also been experimenting with different software that changes how the keyboard works with the computer.

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