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diff --git a/ruby.html.markdown b/ruby.html.markdown
index 44b0e46c..62db549c 100644
--- a/ruby.html.markdown
+++ b/ruby.html.markdown
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ No-one uses them
You shouldn't either
=end
+# First and foremost: Everything is an object.
-3 #=> 3
+# Numbers are objects
+
+3.class #=> Fixnum
+
+3.to_s #=> "3"
# Some basic arithmetic
@@ -23,15 +28,24 @@ You shouldn't either
10 * 2 #=> 20
35 / 5 #=> 7
-# Special values
-nil #=> Nothing to see here
-true #=> truth
-false #=> falsehood
+# Special values are objects
+nil # Nothing to see here
+true # truth
+false # falsehood
+
+nil.class #=> NilClass
+true.class #=> TrueClass
+false.class #=> FalseClass
# Equality
1 == 1 #=> true
2 == 1 #=> false
+# apart from false itself, nil is the only other 'falsey' value
+
+nil == false #=> true
+0 == false #=> false
+
# Inequality
1 != 1 #=> false
2 != 1 #=> true
@@ -44,8 +58,10 @@ false #=> falsehood
2 <= 2 #=> true
2 >= 2 #=> true
-'I am a string'
-"I am a string too"
+# Strings are objects
+
+'I am a string'.class #=> String
+"I am a string too".class #=> String
placeholder = "use string interpolation"
"I can #{placeholder} when using double quoted strings"
@@ -57,6 +73,7 @@ puts "I'm printing!"
# Variables
x = 25 #=> 25
+x #=> 25
# Note that assignment returns the value assigned
# This means you can do multiple assignment:
@@ -72,17 +89,19 @@ snake_case = true
path_to_project_root = '/good/name/'
path = '/bad/name/'
-# Symbols
+# Symbols (are objects)
# Symbols are immutable, reusable constants represented internally by an integer value
# They're often used instead of strings to efficiently convey specific, meaningful values
+:pending.class #=> Symbol
+
status = :pending
status == :pending #=> true
status == 'pending' #=> false
-position = :left
+status == :approved #=> false
# Arrays
@@ -107,26 +126,9 @@ array[2, 4] #=> [3, 4, 5]
# Or with a range
array[1..3] #=> [2, 3, 4]
-# Add to the end of an array like this
+# Add to an array like this
array << 6 #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
-# Or like this
-array.push 7 #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
-
-# Or to the beginning like this
-array.unshift 0 #=> [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
-
-# Remove the first item in an array
-
-array.shift #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
-
-# Or the last
-
-array.pop #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
-
-# Note that push and pop do the opposite of each other
-# Shift and unshift are the same.
-
# Hashes are Ruby's primary dictionary with keys/value pairs.
# Hashes are denoted with curly braces:
hash = {'color' => 'green', 'number' => 5}
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ new_hash = { defcon: 3, action: true}
new_hash.keys #=> [:defcon, :action]
# Tip: Both Arrays and Hashes are Enumerable
-# This means they share a lot of useful methods
+# This means they share a lot of useful methods such as each, map, count, and more
# Control structures
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ end
#=> iteration 5
grade = 'B'
+
case grade
when 'A'
puts "Way to go kiddo"