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Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

Start file
class Golfer
     def initialize; end # initialize
  def useless; end;
  
     def self.hello(a,b,c,d)
      puts "Hello #{a}, #{b}, #{c}, #{d}"
   end
end
End file
class Golfer
  def self.hello(*a)
    puts "Hello #{a.join(',')}"
  end
end

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2,7c2,4
<      def initialize; end # initialize
<   def useless; end;
<   
<      def self.hello(a,b,c,d)
<       puts "Hello #{a}, #{b}, #{c}, #{d}"
<    end
---
>   def self.hello(*a)
>     puts "Hello #{a.join(',')}"
>   end

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Solutions by @Marcello124:
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#348 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/23/2026 at 10:43PM

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#>432 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/23/2026 at 06:53PM

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#>432 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/23/2026 at 10:23PM

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#>627 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/23/2026 at 06:46PM

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#>721 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/23/2026 at 06:43PM

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#>999 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/23/2026 at 06:35PM

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#>1255 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/22/2026 at 06:26PM

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#>1428 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/22/2026 at 05:15PM

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#>1846 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/22/2026 at 05:12PM

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#>1875 - Marcel Trzaskawka / @Marcello124

04/22/2026 at 04:35PM