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Last edited Nov 11, 2008

Created on Nov 11, 2008

This example visualizes the distinction between local variables, instance variables, and block scoping in Ruby through a sequence of short code snippets. It shows how assignment semantics affect values across method calls and blocks, culminating in a Numeric class monkey-patch. The visualization likely renders each snippet as annotated code blocks with output values, using a custom layout or a library like D3.js to arrange the snippets and highlight variable bindings. The data originates from the gist’s source code, presented without external datasets, focusing on the logic of variable scope rather than numerical or spatial data.

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