What a thoroughly useful set of slides for a newbie. And, as a bonus, an introduction to his writing style...now I know I want the book :-) - dan "Mauricio FernáÏdez" <batsman.geo / yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20030828093315.GB12453 / student.ei.uni-stuttgart.de... > Hal introduced the following technique in his presentation at the > Euruko > (http://hypermetrics.com/rubyhacker/euruko03/rubyesque/slide7.html) >