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Computer programs spend nearly all their time manipulating data or waiting for data to arrive from elsewhere. We type in words, phrases, and numbers; listen to music; and watch videos, while the computer performs calculations, makes decisions, and relays information to us. To write computer programs, it’s essential to understand the basics of data and its manipulation.
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Cooper, P. (2016). Ruby’s Building Blocks: Data, Expressions, and Flow Control. In: Beginning Ruby. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1278-3_3
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