Ralph Shnelvar wrote: >>> >>> (2) What's the best Ruby way to do a sum from 1 to 1_000_000 > > MLK> Gauss's method: > MLK> def triangular(n) > MLK> (n + 1) * n / 2 > MLK> end > > Ugh ... you _know_ that is not what I meant! Why not? You'd rather do that iteratively? What kind of masochist are you? :D Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org marnen / marnen.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.