From: Matt Todd <chiology@...>
Date: 2006-08-17T10:03:51+09:00
Subject: Re: New to Ruby and Programming

Whether it is completely correct or not, I like to look at blocks as
little functions that I pass to another function as an argument, just
like I'd pass it a number or another object.

The distinction, though, is how that block of code is called, and that
that block of code can still access the variables you have laying
around where that block of code was called. It's like rewriting part
of the insides of another function!

As I said, the details are a bit more, well, detailed, and tricky,
too, but, as a very simple explaination, it works.

Now, as a way to get more familiar with it, I'd definitily check out
the Poignant Guide[1] and also _Why[2]'s TryRuby[3] interactive
walkthrough.

M.T.

1. http://poignantguide.net/
2. http://redhanded.hobix.com/
3. http://tryruby.hobix.com/