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Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

Start file
class Golfer
     
def initialize; end # initialize
 
def useless; end;
 
     
def self.hello(a,b,c,d)
      puts
"Hello #{a}, #{b}, #{c}, #{d}"
   
end
end
End file
class Golfer
 
def self.hello(*a)
    puts
"Hello #{a.join(',')}"
 
end
end

View Diff

2,7c2,4
<      def initialize; end # initialize
<   def useless; end;
<  
<      def self.hello(a,b,c,d)
<       puts "Hello #{a}, #{b}, #{c}, #{d}"
<    end
---
>   def self.hello(*a)
>     puts "Hello #{a.join(',')}"
>   end

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Solutions by @johankri:
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#680 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 10:00AM

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#>788 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 09:57AM

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#>862 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 09:53AM

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#>947 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 09:09AM

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#>1022 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 09:06AM

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#>1389 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 09:02AM

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#>1494 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 08:53AM

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#>1568 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 08:27AM

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#>1595 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 08:23AM

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#>1606 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 08:01AM

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#>1708 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 07:58AM

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#>1712 - Johan Kristiansson / @johankri

02/22/2025 at 07:55AM