&gt; No it doesn&#x27;t. What is even going on in there?!?<p>It&#x27;s quite clear to me, but I&#x27;ve been programming Ruby for quite a long time. Conversely, I have the same reaction you&#x27;re having when I look at a lot of &quot;modern&quot; javascript. So I&#x27;m not sure the problem is with Ruby as much as they way some programmers try to be clever, no matter the language.