implementing Overriding `initialize` Method in Custom Ruby Class and advanced patterns in Instance Methods
I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple... I've been banging my head against this for hours. I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer. I'm working with unexpected behavior when overriding the `initialize` method in my custom Ruby class. I have a class `User` that takes `name` and `email` as parameters during initialization. I also have a method `greet` that is supposed to return a greeting message. However, when I create an instance of `User`, the `greet` method seems to return `nil` instead of the expected greeting message, and I'm not sure why. Here’s the code snippet: ```ruby class User attr_accessor :name, :email def initialize(name, email) @name = name @email = email end def greet "Hello, #{@name}!" end end user = User.new("Alice", "alice@example.com") puts user.greet # Expected: "Hello, Alice!" ``` Despite expecting the output to be a greeting message, I see that it outputs `nil`. I’ve confirmed that the `name` instance variable is set properly because printing `user.name` returns "Alice". I suspect there might be something wrong with the way I’m using the `greet` method or the `initialize` method. I’ve checked for any typos and ensured that there are no other methods overriding `greet`. I'm using Ruby 2.7.2 and have tried running the code in both IRB and a simple Ruby script, but I get the same result. Any insights on what might be causing this behavior would be greatly appreciated! How would you solve this? For context: I'm using Ruby on Windows. Has anyone else encountered this? I'm open to any suggestions. This is part of a larger web app I'm building. Has anyone dealt with something similar?