From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby.brian@...>
Date: 2005-05-13T00:51:31+09:00
Subject: Re: {} vs begin/end [was Re: object loops and what they return]

On 12/05/05, Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote:
> * Jim Weirich <jim@weirichhouse.org> [2005-05-12 23:32:52 +0900]:
> 
> > I use to pitch my tent in the one line => braces camp.  But every time my
> > one liner tent grew to more than one line, they made me repitch my tent
> > using begin/end tent stakes.  That's when I moved to the return value =>
> > brace camp.
> >
> 
> I came from the C camp, where everything looked like {}.
> Since my editor supported matching these curly things,
> I (usually) pitch camp at { || ... }.
> Not sure I know where this return-value camp is at?
> Anyone care to provide me a map?

A simple example:

print "100! = "
puts (1..100).inject(1) { |r,v| 
  r*v 
}

(1..100).inject(1) do |r,v| 
  puts "#{v}! = #{r*=v}"
  r
end

regards,

Brian

> 
> PS: The 'do || ... end' camp keeps telling me that my editor
> will match 'do/end' pairs, but I always find the tents
> are broken at that camp.
> 
> > BTW, I do regularly hike up to the ternary operator camp as well, so I'll
> > see you there.
> 
> I too like this camp since it is a short hike, but since I
> don't like strenuous activitiy, I never nest them.
> 
> --
> Jim Freeze
> Ruby: I can explain it to ya but I can't understand it fer ya.
> 
> 


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