From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2008-05-26T15:13:26+09:00
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lambda with normal block syntax

Hi,

In message "Re: [PATCH] lambda with normal block syntax"
    on Mon, 26 May 2008 14:47:58 +0900, "Eric Mahurin" <eric.mahurin@gmail.com> writes:

|What was the reason for the -> lambda introduced in r8847 over the do/end or
|{||} lambda from r8044?

The users complained that was too easily confused with hashes.  In
addition,

  foo {|a|...}

can be parsed both

  foo({|a|...})

and

  foo(){|a|...}

that could cause more confusion.

|Was it default arguments?  If so, could my first
|patch be used for default arguments (use primary instead of expr for default
|vaule to resolve | ambiguity) instead?

It is interesting idea.  Let me see.  Wait for a while.

							matz.