Ruby Basics

Store text and print it.

Ruby

name = "Ada"
puts "Hello, #{name}"

Output

Hello, Ada

Explanation

Assignment binds a value to a name. String interpolation inserts an expression inside double-quoted text. puts writes a line.

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Guided walkthroughReady

1name = "Ada"

2puts "Hello, #{name}"

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Prepared trace of the published program. Some rows group repeated iterations.
Step / line	What happens	State after step	Output so far
	Assign the string to name.	`name = "Ada"`	—
	Interpolate name and write a line.	`name = "Ada"`	Hello, Ada