From: Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@...>
Date: 2010-01-12T02:29:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Help

Marc Heiler wrote:
>> For oneliner I just think both them are the same.
>> Just take the one you like to write.:)
> 
> I can agree with the statement, at least partially, but I must say that 
> in oneliners I really prefer the {} notation compared to do/end on one 
> line.

Yes, that's standard style.

> 
> Also, I found myself doing this sometimes:
> 
> 
> def some_method
>   array.map! {|i|
>     call_method_one
>     call_method_one
>     another_method_here
>     i.strip
>   }
> end
> 
> And so forth. I am aware that smaller methods are usually better than 
> long methods, but in the case where I really have long methods, I came 
> to appreciate using {} instead of do/end, because I like to see the 
> closing } as finishing that statement.

That is nonstandard style.  Ruby isn't supposed to look like C or Java. 
:)  Use do/end for multiline blocks.

Best,
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Marnen Laibow-Koser
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> 
> Compare this to this code:
> 
> def some_method
>   array.map! do |i|
>     call_method_one
>     call_method_one
>     another_method_here
>     i.strip
>   end
> end
> 
> I don't really like the two ends. The } makes my eyes happy, and my poor 
> brain happy as well, and if Ruby doesn't mind either way then I try to 
> stick to the first method.

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