From: jeff_alexander_44@...
Date: 2007-03-25T00:45:12+09:00
Subject: Re: scope and RAII

On Mar 24, 11:27 am, Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackr...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> file = File.open("foo", "r")        #opens foo in read-only mode
> file.readlines { |f| print f }  #prints each line
> file.close                      #closes the file handle.

I should have mentioned why I put "RAII" in the subject.  The coding
style you show above is exactly what I'm trying to avoid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Acquisition_Is_Initialization

I'll preemptively ask that we not discuss the necessity of RAII; as
a game programmer it is a necessity for me.