From: Jim Freeze <jimfreeze@...>
Date: 2005-08-05T10:43:11+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-dev summary 26468-26661

> 
> Don't worry.  The block syntax will not be changed.  Never.
> 
>                                                         matz.

Ok, that's good to hear. So, if a new lambda syntax is created,
it doesn't necessarilly need to work for block? That is, it won't
be an alternate syntax for defining blocks?

Is there a reason that this notation wouldn't/couldn't work
for defining lambdas?

  f = () { puts 5 }    # () always required for a lambda. space doesn't matter
  f = (a){ puts a }
  f = (x, y=5) { ... }

And, if used as a block...

  func(a,b) (x=2*2) { ... }

-- 
Jim Freeze