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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) How Ruby Works The Ruby Programming Language

Posted by Katherine Landreth
Katherine Landreth
3,527 Points

"The Ruby Programming Language" - the first video in this track, doesn't cover this topic.

I just started the Ruby Basics track and watched the first video "The Ruby Programming Language". Having watched the video twice now, I can safely say it does not say anything about Yukihiro Matsumoto or his reasons for creating the Ruby language. But the first question in the quiz asks about this motivation. I've found this is a recurring problem with quizzes - there are often questions asked about material that wasn't covered in the video.

If I've missed a video, then there's a problem with where "start track" begins.

Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Courses Plus Student 4,044 Points
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Courses Plus Student 4,044 Points

You're correct that it is not covered in the video, but it is located in About Ruby link under More General Information about Ruby and also The Ruby Language on Wikipedia link.

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@Katherine Landreth: You're completely correct, the video beforehand never talks about Yukihiro Matsumoto. You beat me to the punch because I was going to post something commenting this. I think that a history of Ruby video could easily be placed in before the quiz, and could be fun to learn about. I disagree with Corey's philosophy, I don't want to have to hunt to find information when I'm paying a company to teach me. I think you should be tested on what you were taught in the video(s) before the quiz/code challenges. There shouldn't be any weird surprise questions or challenges. It's not fair to the student, and this is clearly a mistake question that has persisted for months at this point.