From: Nathan Van der Auwera Date: 2011-07-20T05:02:58+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:38210] [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #5054] Compress a sequence of ends Issue #5054 has been updated by Nathan Van der Auwera. Mark Kremer wrote: > I think that the new syntax will make Ruby code harder to read, I find the nested ends more pleasant on the eyes than this new proposal or any of the suggested alternatives. I agree completely. Please don't do this. It will make code harder to maintain. With the nested ends it is visually clear if all ends are balanced, it is explicit and easier to keep in sync after changes. ---------------------------------------- Feature #5054: Compress a sequence of ends http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/5054 Author: ANDO Yasushi ANDO Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: Target version: Though as matz said at rubykaigi2011 ruby is a quite good language, many people hate a long sequence of `end' like this: module MyModule class MyClass def my_method 10.times do if rand < 0.5 p :small end end end end end So, I'd like to propose introducing a special keyword, en(n+)d. Using this keyword, we can rewrite the above example like this: module MyModule class MyClass def my_method 10.times do if rand < 0.5 p :small ennnnnd I know matz's already rejected a python-style block. He wrote: > it works badly with > * tab/space mixture > * templates, e.g. eRuby > * expression with code chunk, e.g lambdas and blocks http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/108457 These bad things won't occur by introducing en(n+)d. Some implementations already exists. JRuby - https://gist.github.com/1088363 CRuby - http://www.atdot.net/sp/raw/kn9iol - http://d.hatena.ne.jp/ku-ma-me/20110718/p1 Thanks for your consideration. -- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org