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On 9/19/06, mitchell <mforal.news@gmail.com> wrote:

> a = a or (a == nil and my_default_a)

  a = a == nil and my_default_a or a

I think that looks more readable, although it doesn't place emphasis on
keeping the variable passed.


they're not equivalent though since (nil or false) ~= (false or nil).
consider a=nil and my_default_a=false.