exercise_8.11.rb

def input_students
    puts "Please enter the names of the students"
    puts "To finish, just hit return twice"
    
    # create an empty array
    students = []
    
    # get the first name
    name = gets .chomp
    
    # while the name is not empty, repeat this code
    while !name.empty? do
        # add the student hash to the array
        students << {name: name, cohort: :november}
        
        puts "Now we have #{students.count} students"
        
        # get another name from the user
        name = gets.chomp
    end
    
    # return the array of students
    students
end

def print_header
    puts "The students of my cohort at Makers Academy"
    puts "-------------"
end

def print_students(students)
    students.each do |student|
    puts "#{student[:name]} (#{student[:cohort]} cohort)"
  end
end

def print_footer names
    puts "Overall, we have {names.count} great students"
end


students = input_students
print_header
print_students(students)
print_footer(students)