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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Control Structures Elsif challenge

Posted by sethedwards
sethedwards
1,141 Points

Sorry for asking for help so much, it is just because I have tried everything to learn a programming language.

I really am having trouble with the elsif statement please help!

ruby.rb 
car_speed = 55
speed_limit = 55

if car_speed < speed_limit
  too_fast = false
else
  too_fast = true
end
elsif car_speed == speed_limit going_speed_limit = true

5 Answers

Polly Sileo
Polly Sileo
3,696 Points
Polly Sileo
Polly Sileo
3,696 Points

Hi. Just keep at it. We all get frustrated and stuck....that's part of being a programmer. It's pushing through that which will make you great.

Your structure needs too be If .... else if ...... else if .... ( you can have many of these) else

The else needs to be after all your else if. It's like you're telling the computer first try the if then try each else if in order if none of those work then do this last case senario - else

Else is if nothing else worked, it's a net for everything else that you didn't test.

Like if I was testing for a number I could say if 1 ...do something else if 2 .... do something else if 3 ....do something else if 4 ....do something else ....do something

So anything that isn't 1 - 4 will fall in that else category.

I hope that helps!

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points
Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

Be brave :). And use a few resources at the same time. You can do free codecademy exercises simultaneously with Treehouse: http://www.codecademy.com/ - they have Ruby as well. And if you need some serious foundations for computer science and programming, you should definitely do Harvard's CS50 course, also free: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x

sethedwards
sethedwards
1,141 Points
sethedwards
sethedwards
1,141 Points

Thank you all, you are so nice! :)

La Kenzi
La Kenzi
14,346 Points
La Kenzi
La Kenzi
14,346 Points

@Sethewards, and Maciej, those are really great suggestions you made I currently use both of those sources. I'm taking the CS50 edx course again this year in hopes of finishing with everyone on time to receive a certificate. So again thanks for that and if you need any help along the way with these sources I would be more than happy to help in this journey.

Jim Withington
Jim Withington
12,025 Points
Jim Withington
Jim Withington
12,025 Points

As folks are saying: no worries! The forums are here so that folks can get help! :smile: