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  • MICHAEL P
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    Error: name.rb:4:in 'initialize' : wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 4) (ArgumentError) Please help!

    Posted June 30, 2016 2:40am by MICHAEL P
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  • MICHAEL P
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    Even though I followed the video, and did EVERYTHING that Jason did in the video, my code does not work! Please help!

    Posted June 30, 2016 2:38am by MICHAEL P
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  • Nick Vitsinsky
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    Why def title=(new_title) and not def title(new_title)?

    Posted March 11, 2016 10:25am by Nick Vitsinsky
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  • Alphonse Cuccurullo
    Alphonse Cuccurullo
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    attr_writer class

    Posted February 25, 2016 10:53pm by Alphonse Cuccurullo
    Alphonse Cuccurullo
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  • Sean Flanagan
    Sean Flanagan
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    Error message

    Posted August 31, 2015 10:46pm by Sean Flanagan
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  • Brent Forwood
    Brent Forwood
    18,999 Points

    Method does not work, but attr_writer does

    Posted August 5, 2015 4:03pm by Brent Forwood
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  • ab199
    ab199
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    Stupid question: What happens if you don't set an attr_reader, writer, or accessor?

    Posted March 24, 2015 1:49am by ab199
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