From: Sebastian Hungerecker <sepp2k@...>
Date: 2008-12-16T20:46:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Blocks and C Function Pointers

Terry Cooper wrote:
> I'm just starting to learn Ruby and would appreciate a simple practical
> explanation of how the functionality of these mechanisms differ.

A function pointer requires a named function to be defined first, which a) is 
a little more to type and b) pollutes the function name space.
Also blocks are closures (i.e. you can access local variables of the enclosing 
scope when inside a block) while functions/methods are not.

HTH,
Sebastian
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