From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2008-03-29T14:58:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Boolean Operators

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On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 08:22:00AM +0900, Mark Dodwell wrote:
> Quick question:
>=20
> I know that the 'and' and 'or' operators in ruby have the same
> precedence, and '&&' has a higher one than '||' - but is there a best
> practise for which one to use when precedence isn't important?

I think "best practice" in this case is to use whatever makes it most
readable.  I tend to like "and" and "or" (except when I don't).  Notable
exceptions include operators like ||=3D and &&=3D, which don't use "and" and
"or".

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