From: Andrew Timberlake <andrew@...>
Date: 2008-01-21T00:10:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Methods and scope - (noob alert)

> def
> test_gets_positive p "gimme a number : "
>   ask = gets.chomp
>   n = ask.to_i
>
>   case
>     when n < 0
>       puts "this number is -ve. i ain't gonna play no more! STOP!"
>       exit
>     when n = 0
>     print " this number is +ve! this it\'s square:"
>     p n*n
>   end
> end
>
> test_gets_positive
>
> wtf has happened to n?
>

In this code the line:
when n = 0
looks wrong
Shouldn't it be:
when n >= 0

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