From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2002-09-20T11:22:38+09:00
Subject: Re: loving the look of Ruby code

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dblack@candle.superlink.net>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: loving the look of Ruby code


> Hi --
> 
> I just think Ruby code looks so great.  I'm so glad we get to do
> things like this:
> 
>     module Data
>       include DBDBD
>       def parse
> cmt = ""
> each do |s|
>   case s
>   when END_RE
>     yield cmt
>   when DATA_RE
>     yield cmt,s
>     cmt = ""
>   when COMMENT_RE
>     cmt << s
>   end
> end
>       end
>     end
> 
> 
> I love it all, including the oft-maligned tailing end's :-)

:) I understand.

But the way the indentation came out made me laugh.
Like saying: 
Boy, I love Perl code. Just look how beautiful and
intuitive this is:
*&(*&(*#$%*_^#$(&^%$)#&^%_^%_@^_#*$^&_(#%^@_%^+!@$^_%^_#^

:)

Hal

PS - Thinking of imitating Andy (/\ndy) and
signing my name as |-|al.  Or perhaps |-|/\|_.