Also, importantly, it's not a statement, it's an expression (which is why you see the return value of your read to begin with) This needs to be drilled into th

Also, importantly, it's not a statement, it's an expression (which is why you see the return value of your read to begin with) This needs to be drilled into the heads of everyone learning Ruby. Saves much head-scratching later on. Ruby: Objects, messages, and expressions. (Mostly)