From: Yukihiro Matsumoto Date: 2008-05-26T16:48:05+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 16:34:28 +0900, "Suraj N. Kurapati" writes: |> The users complained that was too easily confused with hashes. | |Perhaps this confusion could be dispelled by a simple rule: if you |begin a literal hash's content with |...|, then you are creating a |literal block. Otherwise, you are creating a literal hash. The rule is simple. The point is man's recognition works differently from the yacc's. If you think otherwise, why don't you try patched version for a while? I'd like to hear your opinion after actually using the syntax. matz.