But be aware that ----4 doesn't make 4 very negative.
The unary + and - are useful, making
x = -5
a little more conventional looking and convenient to write than
x = 0 - 5
Mike
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On 24-Mar-06, at 11:32 AM, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, Nate Smith wrote:
Hello,
What is the benefit in ruby of allowing the following syntax:
in irb:
irb(main):005:0> 1 + + + + 3
=> 4you are just saying
1 + (+(+(+3)))
in otherwords you have made 3 __very__ positive. [...]
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