From: Austin Ziegler <treo@...>
Date: 2002-12-07T03:48:58+09:00
Subject: Re: on error resume next

>> conn = tcpserver.connect(remote) rescue conn = nil
>> f = File.open(testfile) rescue f = nil

vs.

> conn = tcpserver.connect(remote) rescue nil
> f = File.open(testfile) rescue nil

Yes, you can do exactly what you did, but I find that the way that I did it is less obfuscated and clearer on intent.

-a