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Hash Fetch with Default Value

January 27, 2025

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Collin Jilbert

Ruby on Rails Developer | Lover of Music | Skateboarder | Proud Papa | Co-editor @therubyradar | Launched @fleur_de_ruby

About This Episode

In this screencast, we explore Ruby's Hash#fetch method and how it handles default values. We show how providing a direct default value vs a block affects performance, especially important in Rails apps where unnecessary operations can impact speed.

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