From: Yukihiro Matsumoto Date: 2007-05-19T03:20:40+09:00 Subject: Re: Why not adopt "Python Style" indentation for Ruby? Hi, In message "Re: Why not adopt "Python Style" indentation for Ruby?" on Sat, 19 May 2007 03:15:17 +0900, "S.Volkov" writes: |imho: we need special terminator anyway, now it is 'end', could be another; |suggestion: introduce ';;' terminator for 'implicit blocks (not started with |class/module/def/do/begin), ie: For your information, 1.9 once had exact same syntax you've proposed for a short while. I have a time machine. The idea was abandoned since it caused serious unreadability. matz.