From: "W. Kent Starr" <elderburn@...>
Date: 2001-03-13T10:30:59+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:12536] Re: FEATURE REQUEST: 'my' local variables

On Monday 12 March 2001 08:36, Amos wrote:
> >>>>> On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:57:52 +0900,
> >>>>> Tammo Freese <tammo.freese@offis.de> (tf) writes:
> >>
> >> For example, loop{|a| ... } means as same as the current model.  In
> >> loop{|a;b| b = a; .... }, b is a shadowed counter.
>
> tf> But b is on the RIGHT side of the semicolon???
>
> which indicates the concern I'd have for such a syntax.  It would be
> too easy to forget which side is which....

And real hell to debug! :-)

Regards,

Kent Starr
elderburn@mindspring.com