I was eager to undertake my CLI data gem project – but also nervous. This would be my first time programming in Ruby without a predetermined objective or tests to guide me. But my approach to coding thus far has been: The more I do it, even if it doesn’t click with me at first, the more comfortable I’ll feel. And the better programmer I’ll become. And so with that in mind, I jumped in.
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