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Ruby

Austin Esmeria
Austin Esmeria
3,922 Points
Posted by Austin Esmeria
Austin Esmeria
3,922 Points

Why is it that i never shows the name after I chose the name "Kelly" as the variable?

I have:

name = "Kelly" puts "Hello" name

But it doesn't run it like it supposed to. Only 'Hello' shows up.

1 Answer

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Austin,

you have to either interpolate the variable like this

name = "Kelly"
puts "Hello #{name}"

or concatenate both Strings like this

name = "Kelly"
puts "Hello " + name

to display it correctly. Good luck! :)

Austin Esmeria
Austin Esmeria
3,922 Points
Austin Esmeria
Austin Esmeria
3,922 Points

Hmm, its odd when i try to type things out like in the video, the terms "name" and "puts" stay the same color as everything else. Is there something I am missing here?

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Austin,

where are you typing your code? Are you using a text editor locally on your machine, are you using workspaces or are you talking about a challenge?