From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-10-27T13:53:16+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23595] Re: Fast reply needed: class var trouble

"Ralph Mason" <ralph.mason@telogis.com> writes:

> I'm not so sure that it would change the language much at all

Perhaps I'm just too conservative. I don't understand what makes Ruby
such a joy to use, but I do know that the reasons are complicated. I'm
wary of suggesting changes to things I don't understand, on the basis
I may break them. (Parenthetically, this is why I'd love to see an
RinR implementation: we could more easily experiment with these
ideas).

> It really does stop bugs, and any bugs that the language can stop
> for you is a good thing and saves your time.

I guess this is where our experience differs: this has never been a
problem for me in Ruby.

I _would_ support a mechanism to allow more control of scoping of
variables wrt. blocks, but that's a scoping issue, rather than a
declaration issue.


Regards


Dave