nil is false in ruby

nil is false in ruby so the ternary operator can be used with more idiomatic ruby. Also added a comment to show how to execute with a custom port.
dankreek · Jan 24, 2016 · 46a9a9a · 46a9a9a
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 require 'webrick'
 require 'json'
 
-port = ENV['PORT'].nil? ? 3000 : ENV['PORT'].to_i
+# default port to 3000 or overwrite with PORT variable by running
+# $ PORT=3001 ruby server.rb
+port = ENV['PORT'] ? ENV['PORT'].to_i : 3000
 
 puts "Server started: http://localhost:#{port}/"