in reply to Comprehending Binary :=

hi,

one other way to think about it is possibly if u think for the left side as sub-head and the right-side as the body of the function...
If we extend the notion in some way it may become pretty close to Prolog ':-' i.e. :

($a,$b) :- $a > 10 && print $b;
Prolog variant will look like this I think :
name(A,B) :- A > 10, print B;
I'll be glad if it is extended in such way, even I don't know what can-of-worms this can open..>>