From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-10-27T23:41:15+09:00
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PStore Documentation

On Oct 27, 2005, at 9:28 AM, daz wrote:

>>> Or just "wiki[:wiki_index] ||= []"
>>>
>>
>> I prefer the more explicit version, for empty arrays.  Everybody has
>> their little style quirks.  ;)
>>
>>
>
>
> Undeniably, but this example might distract the reader:
>
>   home_page = WikiPage.new( String.new("DazButcher"),
>                             String.new("The wiki home of Daz  
> Butcher") )
>
> more than this one:
>
>   home_page = WikiPage.new( "HomePage",
>                             "Welcome to ..." )
>
> because the first one quirkily uses String.new ;)

When I fill an Array, I use:

[1, 2, 3]

Just like everyone else.  I just think that:

Array.new

requires less visual parsing than:

[]

No matter what style you choose, you're sure to upset someone.  ;)

James Edward Gray II