comparison

Scala String FAQ: How do you compare string equality in Scala?

In Scala you compare two Strings with the == operator. This is different than Java, where you compare two Strings with the equals method.

Here's a quick demonstration that shows this works. If you run the following Scala String tests in the Scala REPL or in your favorite IDE:

Summary: A collection of Perl if, else, and else if examples.

Here's a quick demo of the Perl if/else syntax, including the "else if" syntax, which is really elsif. (I wrote this because after working with many different languages I can never remember the "else if" syntax for most languages, and elsif is pretty rare.)

The Perl if/else syntax

The Perl if/else syntax is standard, I don't have any problems here:

Every year that I see the performance numbers on Mac Pro systems, I wonder why their disk subsystems are so slow compared to iMacs? Looking at these new 2009 performance numbers from Macworld, I'm again amazed that an iMac is faster working on a Zip archive than a Mac Pro is.