From: dblack@...
Date: 2002-10-29T23:38:57+09:00
Subject: method-call style (was Re: Snippet: Tiny Featureless Ruby Web Server)

Hi --

On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Phlip wrote:

> Rubies:

Horse and rider are one? :-)

> def listen s
>     connection, client = s.accept()
>     return connection
> end

I have a style-related question: I noticed that you put () after all
method names, and I was wondering what the origin/purpose/whatever of
that was.  I'm neither trying to criticize it, nor likely to adopt
it myself :-)  Just wondering.


David

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