[ruby-talk:02482] Re: 'in' vs. 'into'

Dave Thomas writes:

# I was writing about exceptions, and explaining the new
#
#    rescue MyException in myVar
#
# syntax, when I got to thinking. I'm wondering if it would read better
# if it said:
#
#    rescue MyException into myVar
#
# The 'into' gives a hint that the exception is going to be stored in
# the variable, while 'in' almost suggests that the variable has
# something to do with the exception class _before_ the exception is
# raised.
#
# What do y'all think?

I agree.

I'd even promote your endorsement from "... gives a hint...." to "... gives
a somewhat self-descriptive indication....".  Unlike "in", at least "into"
is not somewhat counter-intuitive (at least for me).

(I suppose your pondering is what you might almost call propounding a good
point pertaining to prevailing penultimate preposition presuppositions.)

Conrad Schneiker
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