Written Ruby Style
The goal of having a written coding style is to make the intent and functionality of the code clear and easy to maintain. When the physical layout of the file matches its logical layout and the constructs are presented consistently, it’s easier for a reader of the code to understand what the code is doing.
Programming languages tend to offer flexibility in how the code is actually laid out in the file as written by the developer. Some languages are stricter in arranging the physical layout of their syntax. For example, Python is known for enforcing the use of indentation to denote logical blocks of code. Ruby, for better or worse, isn’t like that. Ruby offers the developer tremendous flexibility.
In the face of that flexibility, ...
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