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Ruby

Posted by patrickguichon
patrickguichon
2,506 Points

I can't complete the Ruby Basics Challenges It says communication error.

Any thoughts?

variable.rb 
name = "My Name"
favourite_food = "pizza"
William Ashley
William Ashley
Courses Plus Student 976 Points

it will be back up in a n hour i bet. did it to me some too.

1 Answer

Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points
Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points

With the ruby challenges, it has to communicate with the Treehouse server to run the code (much like workspaces do). Often waiting a few minutes and trying again will work.