From: "S. Robert James" <srobertjames@...>
Date: 2006-11-13T16:05:04+09:00
Subject: Re: returning keyword

Thanks.

Wow!  That's an example of clever code.  The code's less clear, no
shorter, and confusing to someone not familiar with this new method -
and for what? To be able to show off cool meta programming?

I think Rails is great, but someone needs to remind people that "clever
code" is an insult.


Wilson Bilkovich wrote:
> On 11/13/06, S. Robert James <srobertjames@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What is the "returning" keyword?  It's usually used with a block, but I
> > can't find what it is.
> >
>
> It's not a keyword; it is a method added by the ActiveSupport library.
> More here: http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/27/mining-activesupport-object-returning