# Ruby gotchas

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gotchas/79965>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 20, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gotchas/79965 "2006-12-20T19:14:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![bowenmark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@bowenmark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bowenmark)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gotchas/79965/1 "2006-12-20T19:14:26Z")

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I’ve written up some ruby gotchas that have come up while using ruby.  
I’m wondering if there are any other gotchas that I should be aware of.  
The list is available at:

> **[ruby gotchas and caveats · tech addict](https://hasno.info/ruby-gotchas-and-caveats/)**
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> While learning ruby I’ve run into a few gotchas that I think may be worth discussion/sharing. It’s worth noting that I’m coming from a Java,C#,C based background. These may not seem that odd to people coming from different backgrounds. strings aren’t...

I was considering adding &&= to the list as it’s functionality seemed a  
bit odd to me at first.  
–mark