EDIT: In short, what do I need to do to create a running application in Ruby, do I need to create a gem?
ORIGINAL QUESTION THAT SUCKED:
I've never taken any programming classes, or had assignments before so I'm asking this question in hopes this is clear to someone who has had many programming assignments before.
Basically the instructions state, "The Application must Run."
The instructions on the assignment uploader state that no executable files should be uploaded and the application should be put into a .zip.
For a second I thought I'd just create the app code locally, zip all the files, and upload them, but now I'm second guessing that. It seems like I should create a gem out of my application and then the readme that would be uploaded would instruct them to just install the gem?
Am I on the right track here? I suppose my question can be stated as, I need to create a ruby application that will run, is the best way to do that by creating a gem? Or am I completely over thinking this?
Thank you very much.