From: "David A. Black" Date: 2005-01-15T23:22:00+09:00 Subject: Re: why dosn't ruby support // to comment? Hi -- On Sat, 15 Jan 2005, Robert Hulme wrote: >> Well, then we should introduce ++ now. > You don't have ++? No, because numbers are immediate values, even when referenced by variables. So this: x = 1 x++ would be the same as: 1++ which would then create a situation where this: 1 + 1 was 4 :-) (See other responses too.) David -- David A. Black dblack@wobblini.net