From: Joel Pearson Date: 2013-02-06T08:39:09+09:00 Subject: Re: using an instance variable inside a method Personally I like to reference the instance variables using their "@" form in order to avoid ambiguity in the code. Everyone has their own approach and reasoning though, that's one of the great things about writing code... the artistic license :) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.