UPDATE: For a newer, better take on this topic, check out this post. UPDATE 2: This topic is part of the Graceful.Dev Flawless Ruby course, which is now completely free! If you use Ruby long enough, you will discover the and and or operators. These appear at first glance to be synonyms for && and ||. You will then be tempted to use these English oprators in place of && and ||, for the sake of impr