**String **is one of the most basic and popular data types in Ruby. String construction is therefore one of the most common operations. However, the code starts getting complicated when the strings get longer, especially when a lot of underlying logic is involved.

Below are some tips and tricks which would significantly help improve the **readability **and **testability **of your code when building Ruby Strings.


1. Interpolation over concatenation

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2. HEREDOC for multiline strings

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5 tips to make complex Ruby Strings readable
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