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From: Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 06:41:31 -0800
Subject: Re: 1 > 0 == True -> False
To: Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
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On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 6:08 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> 1) Assume that you don't have the full operator precedence table
> memorized and just parenthesize everything.
>
> 2) In cases where the expression is so simple, you couldn't possibly be
> wrong, see rule #1.

Also, assume you don't have the function definition syntax memorized,
and just define functions. And assume you don't know Python, so just
hire someone else to write your code instead.

-- Devin