Summary

Variables are one of the most fundamental building blocks of programming and after going through this chapter, you should now have a basic understanding of how to use variables in Ruby. We saw two ways to print data out to the Ruby console to see the output. We also looked at how to get user input so that it can be utilized in a program. Additionally, we analyzed how to clean the data by leveraging the chomp method. Lastly, we understood the concept of variable scope and its use.

In the next chapter, we'll dive into the string data type, which is what we use when working with data that contains characters, words, and sentences