From: Bill Guindon Date: 2006-05-15T11:01:52+09:00 Subject: Re: begining programmer questions On 5/14/06, corey konrad <0011@hush.com> wrote: > yup i'll get it, need a break now though, you know when you read tacos > as a misspelling of "to cos" that you have been studying programming and > math all day. Yeah, definitely a natural. It won't be long before you wake up dreaming of code ;) > > > Daniel Baird wrote: > > On 5/15/06, corey konrad <0011@hush.com> wrote: > >> > >> oh ok i remember reading that in the book about pointers the = method or > >> operator whatever it is, makes something point to something else. So the > >> only way to truly change the variable is to change what it points too. > >> So i should remmeber that any time i use the = method i am causing > >> something to point to something else otherwise i might run into trouble, > >> that kind of makes sense. The pointer graphic -----------> helps, lol. > > > > > > > > You know, originally i'd typed a shorter arrow --> but it seemed to make > > more sense if it was really long! I'm glad I could help.. like Michael > > G > > says, you're getting it. > > > > Good luck > > > > ;Daniel > > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla) The best answer to most questions is "it depends".