From: "Kroeger, Simon (ext)" <simon.kroeger.ext@...>
Date: 2006-06-22T17:00:50+09:00
Subject: Re: The difference between s=s+"a" ans s<< "a"

 

 From: Robert Dober [mailto:robert.dober@gmail.com] 
 Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:10 PM

> s << "a"
> is just what you should do instead
> of
> s = s+ "a"
> unless of course you get paid for GC ;)
 
I think that should be solved in the interpreter not by the
programmer. Meanwhile you are right, of course << is more
efficient.
 
> Calling writer methods on parameters is asking for side 
> effects, that might

I guess that was my whole point.

> be good or bad, I do not want to discuss that right now, but 
> has *nothing*
> to do with the question of the OP.

That might be true.

> Fortunately I did not state my favorite way to use puts
>    puts some_variable * 1 << "some text" << ...
> ;)
> 

8-)

cheers

Simon