From: dblack@...
Date: 2007-02-22T07:46:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Please illuminate how stupid I am re: initialization blocks.

Hi --

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Michael Judge wrote:

> I seem to use blocks much differently from other people and that 
> frightens me a little.  (Maybe I'm being really dumb and nobody wants 
> to say anything.)

It occurs to me that you might find this interesting:

http://dablog.rubypal.com/articles/2007/02/18/the-magic-pens-of-ruby

It's not a pro/con discussion but is a discussion and explication of
the idiom of yielding one object to a block.


David

-- 
Q. What is THE Ruby book for Rails developers?
A. RUBY FOR RAILS by David A. Black (http://www.manning.com/black)
    (See what readers are saying!  http://www.rubypal.com/r4rrevs.pdf)
Q. Where can I get Ruby/Rails on-site training, consulting, coaching?
A. Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypal.com)