Comments on: Annals of Idiotic Bugs http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/ Reqs. Code. Docs. Done. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: CSCI E-168 » Blog Archive » Attention! Amy’s additional announcements http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/#comment-988 CSCI E-168 » Blog Archive » Attention! Amy’s additional announcements Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:37:10 +0000 http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/#comment-988 [...] Someone asked about my own blog. It is at www.thirdbit.net. Sometimes I post reports of idiot bugs I’ve found in my own code, and I’m sure that reading those will cause people in my section no end of amusement. As I [...] […] Someone asked about my own blog. It is at www.thirdbit.net. Sometimes I post reports of idiot bugs I’ve found in my own code, and I’m sure that reading those will cause people in my section no end of amusement. As I […]

]]> By: jimjim http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/#comment-631 jimjim Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:09:59 +0000 http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/#comment-631 > Duh, because X will always equal y if you assign it to y instead > of checking to see if it == y! Or rather, 'x' will always be true (x=y => x)... as long as y is true. irb(main):001:0> y=1; if x=y then true end => true irb(main):002:0> y=nil; if x=y then true end => nil It's useful for the pattern: if md=bar.match(/f(oo)/) then p md[1] end > Duh, because X will always equal y if you assign it to y instead
> of checking to see if it == y!

Or rather, ‘x’ will always be true (x=y => x)… as long as y is true.

irb(main):001:0> y=1; if x=y then true end
=> true
irb(main):002:0> y=nil; if x=y then true end
=> nil

It’s useful for the pattern:
if md=bar.match(/f(oo)/) then
p md[1]
end

]]> By: tsonny http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/#comment-607 tsonny Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:08:05 +0000 http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2007/08/21/annals-of-idiotic-bugs/#comment-607 hahahaha...laughing at myself via your blog today was relieving. Thanks for sharing the story and the code sample. hahahaha…laughing at myself via your blog today was relieving. Thanks for sharing the story and the code sample.

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