# \#binding
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## [Variable bindings in IEx shell](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/variable-bindings-in-iex-shell/41603)
**Author:** [@nhpip](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/nhpip)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/variable-bindings-in-iex-shell/41603 "2021-08-11T19:14:22Z")
First of all, don’t ask me why I want to do this :grinning: It was an experiment I was trying. I since decided to do it a different way, but it got me curious. In the shell (or any other process for that matter), given …
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## [Announcing FDB - FoundationDB client for Elixir](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/announcing-fdb-foundationdb-client-for-elixir/15764)
**Author:** [@ananthakumaran](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/ananthakumaran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/announcing-fdb-foundationdb-client-for-elixir/15764 "2018-08-11T14:05:07Z")
https://github.com/ananthakumaran/fdb Features base api tuple layer directory layer binding tester integration (runs in travis) the NIF implementation is tested by running tests under valgrind. I haven’t got the chan…
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## [How do you refer to the Match Operator when reading code?](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-do-you-refer-to-the-match-operator-when-reading-code/3561)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-do-you-refer-to-the-match-operator-when-reading-code/3561 "2018-08-03T12:04:18Z")
When you see code like this: name = "José" How do you read it in your mind? In Ruby I would read it as: name, is set to, José In Elixir I’m not sure whether to read it as: name, match, José or name, equals, …