Suggest pry > irb

[caporta]

In the boolean operators section of this module, we suggest they:

Drop into IRB and use !! (the "double-bang operator") to determine that the string "hi" is truthy:

Would it be better to suggest they "drop into pry" instead of IRB, since we already had students download and use it in the debugging with pry module?

[AnnJohn]

@SophieDeBenedetto can you fix and/or close by 8/21

[SophieDeBenedetto]

Hi, I'm closing this issue. Pry isn't a good fit here. Pry is good for freezing a ruby program while it runs to examine the inner workings. IRB is good for quick playground to explore ruby functionality.

[caporta]

So Pry's debugging facilities are actually only a portion of what it's capable of. It's also a fully functioning REPL (using the pry command), nearly identical to IRB just with added functionality. Here's a screenshot:

Most devs would consider it a more powerful alternative to IRB. Definitely your call whether it's worth replacing IRB within the track curriculum, but it's definitely much more than just a debugger.

[SophieDeBenedetto]

yea, I agree. I think we will leave as is for the time being though.