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mrsga__heredoc_multiline.rb
# Bad
my_long_str = 'Hi, here is ' + name + '.\nThis is my multiline description.\nAnd it is still readable.\nRight?'
# Less Bad
my_long_str =
'Hi, here is ' + name + '.\n' +
'This is my multiline description.\n' +
'And it is still readable.\n' +
'Right?'
# Somewhat better
my_long_str =
'Hi, here is ' + name + ".\n" \
"This is my multiline description.\n" \
"And it is still readable.\n" \
"Right?"
# Good
my_long_str = <<-TEXT
Hi, here is #{name}.
This is my multiline description.
And it is still readable.
Right?
TEXT
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