From: Michael Fellinger <m.fellinger@...>
Date: 2007-05-20T21:38:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Why not adopt "Python Style" indentation for Ruby?

On 5/20/07, Peter Marsh <evil_grunger@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Trans wrote:
> > On May 18, 5:22 pm, Sven Suska <sven71...@suska.org> wrote:
> >> but would provide a way to use significant indentation if one really
> >> wants to.
> >>
> >> If "~" were that special character, it would look like that:
> >> ~ 5.times do |n|
> >> ~   n.times do
> >> ~     print n
> >> ~   puts
> >
> > I can't count how many times I've forgotten "do". Sometimes I have
> > wished a colon could "induce" the block:
> >
> >   5.times |n|:
> >     n.times:
> >       print n
> >     puts
> >
> > But I don't think a line prefix is worth the trouble.
> >
> > T.
>
> I totally agree. A line pre-fix is a bit pointless in my opinion,
> although I am in favour in moving towards a Python-style indentation
> syntax. As for the 'do' issue I don't see why it can't be removed, if
> something is always expected then you can just assume its there, right?
>
>   5.times do |n|
>     n.times do
>       print n
>     end
>     puts
>   end
>
> (Or using the ':' instead) Could just be:
>
>   5.times |n|
>     n.times
>       print n
>     end
>     puts
>   end
>

Sorry, but how would you handle block_given? without parameters?

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