From: "James H." <james.herdman@...>
Date: 2006-02-07T07:38:20+09:00
Subject: Method Definitions: &block vs. yield()

Suppose I had two methods:

# First method
def my_first_method(b)
  yield b
end

# Second method
def my_second_method(&block)
  block.call
end

I know that the block in the 2nd example is converted to a Proc object,
but a Proc object (to my newb eyes) doesn't seem to hold any advantages
that might make me want to use the latter method.

I was wondering if there are specific advantages to using the &block
convention or yield()ing a block?  Is it merely a matter of preference
and or convention?

James