From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-10-15T22:58:50+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:5546] Re: Some newbye question

ts <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> writes:

>  OK, but how many script do you break ?

I don't know--I agree it's a problem.

However, I also have to admit that this particular feature has caught
me more than once.

>  Why not something like 'let', with this pseudo-syntax (this is just an
>  example not a proposition)

Then we're close to falling in to a situation where we declare
variables, and I'd rather not see that, either. It also adds more
noise to the source.

Possibly we could use a different set of delimiters for local block
parameters:

    iterate { |i, j| ...  }     # as now

    iterate { <i, j> ...  }     # 'i' is always block local


Regards


Dave