From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-01-18T23:06:53+09:00
Subject: Re: what does this mean?

2010/1/18 Ruby Newbee <rubynewbee@gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Robert Klemme
> <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> unless @speaks_english
>>  @speaks_english = @name.size > 6
>> end
>
> Thanks. This is much clearer than the original one which I do don't like.
> But I also at the first time know that ">" has priority to "=" in ruby.

That's very common among programming languages.  Assignment has
generally low precedence in order to allow for arbitrary expressions
on the right hand side without the necessity for brackets.

Kind regards

robert

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