From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2004-08-19T18:00:53+09:00
Subject: Re: When to use parentheses around method args?

George Ogata <g_ogata@optushome.com.au> wrote:
> Richard Dale <Richard_Dale@tipitina.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> > Are there any rules of thumb for when it's a good idea to leave out the
> > brackets and when to use them?
> 
> I don't think there are "rules of thumb" for definitions, but assuming
> you have a newline after the args (i.e., you're not squashing a whole
> def...end on one line or something), parens on def-lines are _always_
> redundant, thus I _never_ use them.  Perhaps it's just Emacs' syntax
> highlighting, but I find it perfectly clear, even for operator-defs
> like "def << x".

Whereas I always use them for defs, since it fits my perception of x as
a placeholding parameter rather than a value.

martin