From: "matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)" <matz@...> Date: 2012-11-07T21:48:12+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:49029] [ruby-trunk - Feature #7299][Rejected] Ruby should not completely ignore blocks. Issue #7299 has been updated by matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto). Status changed from Open to Rejected So you think of changing introducing new functions. I see. In that case, it's better to submit a new issue for the idea, with API proposal. Matz. ---------------------------------------- Feature #7299: Ruby should not completely ignore blocks. https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/7299#change-32555 Author: marcandre (Marc-Andre Lafortune) Status: Rejected Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: core Target version: Ruby should not completely ignore blocks. const_set :Example, Class.new do p "Hello, world" end # Doesn't print anything, generate any warning nor error. To minimize any impact, Ruby should issue a warning, and in future version could even raise an error. Even unused variables provide warnings in verbose mode, and they have their use. I can't think of a case where passing a block to a builtin method that doesn't accept a block is not a programming error though. If this is approved, I volunteer to implement this. -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/