More concise version of max/min without the block

Question

I normally do [\'abc\', \'defg\'].max{|a, b| a.length <=> b.length}, but this seems like a lot of extra typing to compare the results of the same method o

Answer 1

For an array of Hashes:

roomies = [{:name => "Habib", :age => 24}, {:name => "Tyler", :age => 25}]

roomies.max_by{|a| a[:age]}[:age]

=> 25