Comments on: How to Write a Spelling Corrector in Ruby http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/ Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:28:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Spellbound « newlisper http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-20870 Spellbound « newlisper Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:43:22 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-20870 [...] Brian Adkins [...] [...] Brian Adkins [...]

]]> By: alejandrodumas http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-20119 alejandrodumas Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:17:59 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-20119 thanks for the ruby version, remember that in the train method you don't need to put return model as in other languages. thanks for the ruby version, remember that in the
train method you don’t need to put return model as in
other languages.

]]> By: SpellingBee gem released | Binary Doodles http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-19501 SpellingBee gem released | Binary Doodles Sat, 01 Jan 2011 07:42:44 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-19501 [...] – Brian Adkins’ article How to Write a Spelling Corrector in Ruby helped a lot when I was trying to translate the python [...] [...] – Brian Adkins’ article How to Write a Spelling Corrector in Ruby helped a lot when I was trying to translate the python [...]

]]> By: Michael Dvorkin http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-19119 Michael Dvorkin Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:03:06 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-19119 result.any? && result Also, result = words.find_all {|w| NWORDS.has_key?(w) } can be rewritten as: result = words & HWORDS.keys which is faster and removes duplicates. result.any? && result

Also, result = words.find_all {|w| NWORDS.has_key?(w) } can be rewritten as:

result = words & HWORDS.keys

which is faster and removes duplicates.

]]> By: Mark Wilden http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-19103 Mark Wilden Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:03:25 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-19103 I think this is a bit more Rubyish: !result.empty? && result I think this is a bit more Rubyish:

!result.empty? && result

]]> By: McGee http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-16187 McGee Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:35:31 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-16187 for the alteration (and insertion) you could also use this syntax, for consistency: alteration = (0...n).collect { |i| (0...26).collect { |l| word[0...i] + LETTERS[l].chr+word[i+1..-1] } }.flatten for the alteration (and insertion) you could also use this syntax, for consistency:

alteration = (0…n).collect { |i| (0…26).collect { |l| word[0...i] + LETTERS[l].chr+word[i+1..-1] } }.flatten

]]> By: Ray Pereda http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-11050 Ray Pereda Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:06:01 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-11050 I know both Python and Ruby, and IMHO your Ruby edition is much more readable. As pretty as a typical elementary number theory theorem and proof. I know both Python and Ruby, and IMHO your Ruby edition is much more readable. As pretty as a typical elementary number theory theorem and proof.

]]> By: Brian Adkins http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-2772 Brian Adkins Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:57:43 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-2772 @Antonio - sure, as long as the copyright is retained. @Antonio – sure, as long as the copyright is retained.

]]> By: Antonio Cangiano http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-2769 Antonio Cangiano Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:48:26 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-2769 Brian, is it okay with you if I include your code in the Ruby Benchmark Suite? It's an open source project that's released under the MIT license. Your file would therefore be released as MIT as well, carry a copyright line with your name, and a link back to this post. Brian, is it okay with you if I include your code in the Ruby Benchmark Suite? It’s an open source project that’s released under the MIT license. Your file would therefore be released as MIT as well, carry a copyright line with your name, and a link back to this post.

]]> By: links for 2009-02-06 « Brent Sordyl’s Blog http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 links for 2009-02-06 « Brent Sordyl’s Blog Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:00:44 +0000 http://lojic.com/blog/2008/09/04/how-to-write-a-spelling-corrector-in-ruby/#comment-1324 [...] How to Write a Spelling Corrector in Ruby Peter Norvig wrote a simple spelling corrector in 20 lines of Python 2.5, so I thought I’d see what it looks like in Ruby. Here are some areas I’m not pleased with: (tags: ruby programming) [...] [...] How to Write a Spelling Corrector in Ruby Peter Norvig wrote a simple spelling corrector in 20 lines of Python 2.5, so I thought I’d see what it looks like in Ruby. Here are some areas I’m not pleased with: (tags: ruby programming) [...]

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