From: Toby Hutton Date: 2000-08-30T13:10:12+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:4647] Function argument lists in parentheses? Hello, I'm very new to Ruby (less than a week) but I'm finding it's amazing to work with. But you all know that Ruby is nice. I have a question about method args - why is it that most of the time you don't need to put them in parentheses (but you can if you wish) while certain methods require it? -- Toby.