From: "Wolfgang Nádasi-donner" <wonado@...>
Date: 2007-05-19T03:13:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Why not adopt "Python Style" indentation for Ruby?

Chris Dew wrote:
> As far as I can see, the 'end' keyword is 'repeating yourself' when
> used with properly indented code.
> 
> class Foo
> 
>   def bar(value)
>     if value < 7
>       puts "hello"
>     else
>       puts "world"
>     end
>   end
> 
>   def foobar
>     puts "foobar"
>   end
> 
> end
> 
> could be
> 
> class Foo
> 
>   def bar(value)
>     if value < 7
>       puts "hello"
>     else
>       puts "world"
> 
>   def foobar
>     puts "foobar"

The is one big disadvantage in Python's syntax. Things like...

def bar(value); (value<7) ? (puts "hello") : (puts "world"); end

...are not possible in Python - and they are useful for the typical 
one-to-three-liners in support areas, where Ruby still has the chance to 
replace Perl - a chance that Python never had.

I know that my example has nothing to do with documentation oriented 
software development, but this is not necessary for a broad range of 
small ad-hoc tools.

Wolfgang Nádasi-Donner

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