From: zuzu <sean.zuzu@...>
Date: 2004-07-09T20:58:23+09:00
Subject: Re: I love Ruby

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 20:28:41 +0900, Kaspar Schiess <eule@space.ch> wrote:
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> | why are 'begin...end' and { } not always equivalent?
> This comes up once in a while, tell me if this answer is short enough:
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> def foo(arg=nil)
>         if block_given?
>                 puts 'foo got block'
>         end
> end
> 
> def bar(arg=nil)
>         if block_given?
>                 puts 'bar got block'
>         end
> end
> 
> foo bar do end  # > foo got block
> foo bar {}  # > bar got block
> 
> best regards,
> kaspar

why the difference in scope?
why does 'do...end' pass into foo instead of bar?

p.s.  "foo bar" feels quite ambiguous without any defining ( ).

> semantics & semiotics

<topic bool="off">
ever look at "general semantics" by alfred korzybski?
do you have any opinion on fred dretske w/r/t semiotics?
</topic>

> code manufacture
> 
> www.tua.ch/ruby
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