From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-02-08T03:49:11+09:00
Subject: Re: reasons to use else inside rescue


On Feb 7, 2006, at 7:10 AM, Mark Volkmann wrote:
>
> Thanks!  All this makes sense now.
>
> Even though there is some value to it, I suspect that "else" inside a
> "begin" is rarely used. By "rarely", I mean less that once per hundred
> "begin" blocks. I suspect this is because it's not a well known
> feature and ends up making the code a bit harder to understand. I
> think I'd typically tend to put the "else" code inside the "begin"
> block. Does anyone disagree with this?
>
> --
> R. Mark Volkmann
> Partner, Object Computing, Inc.


I feel like this is one of those features that I'll need to use maybe  
twice. It'll just lurk there in the back of my head until I come  
across a problem where using that 'else' is exactly what I'll need,  
and then I'll be grateful its there. I don't think it hurts anything  
by existing.