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  • Ahmed Mohamed Fouad
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    why does "name.first_and_middle_name" variable after changing it to instance variable contains only "jason"

    Posted on Apr 2, 2018 by Ahmed Mohamed Fouad
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  • David Greenstein
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    Keep getting this error message

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    instance variables within a method

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  • Vamsi Pavan Mahesh Gunturu
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    unable to use methods inside methods

    Posted on Sep 29, 2015 by Vamsi Pavan Mahesh Gunturu
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  • sebastien penot
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    When creating an instance variable for a method, why doesn't Jason adds it to the initialize method?

    Posted on Feb 9, 2015 by sebastien penot
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