From: Wayne Vucenic <nightphotos@...>
Date: 2006-08-27T11:37:26+09:00
Subject: Re: and and or priority

On 8/25/06, Pavel Smerk <smerk@fi.muni.cz> wrote:
> Why the and and or operators have the same priority? Unlike && and ||
> and also unlike the most of, or maybe all, other languages and conventions?

Matz answered this question on the mailing list on 24 Sep 2002:

"Because english words "and" and "or" does not have precedence order.

             matz."


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Wayne Vucenic
No Bugs Software
Ruby, C#, Prolog Agile Contract Programming in Silicon Valley