From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-02-02T07:21:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Indentation vs. "end"s

On Feb 1, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Luke Duncalfe wrote:

> "Rubyist" <nuby.ruby.programmer@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1138571607.569617.32920@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>> What do you think about those "end"s? Do you *REALLY* like them?
>> Will Ruby-2 offer an alternative? Well, maybe not "indentation" but
>> will another solution be available?
>
> I've got to declare that I also like the idea of dropping the ends  
> a la
> Python, although if the effect of that is that your whitespace becomes
> strict I'm not sure which way is better. I have looked at some of  
> my and
> other people's Ruby code and often been tempted to select those last 5
> 'ends' and hit the delete button. : )

I typically find I'm doing something wrong if I have five ends in a  
row.  Too much complexity in one method.  Three is usually my max,  
but I don't make a rule of it, it just happens.

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