February 22 - Find the Largest Words in an Array in Ruby
Learn how to build a method that returns the largest words in an array in a Ruby program.
Guide Tasks
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- Complete the Exercise
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Summary
Implement a method that finds the largest words in a Ruby array.
Exercise Description
Given a number and an array of strings, find the largest strings in an array.
Sample Input
Given an array of strings:
%w{a group of words that are variable length}
And a number of the largest items:
3
Expected Output
["variable", "length", "words"]
Real World Usage
This is a common skill when it comes to working with data collections. Additionally, if you follow a functional approach, you can learn how to leverage blocks to filter data.