From: Brian Candler Date: 2003-02-02T20:32:27+09:00 Subject: Re: Local variables & blocks > Y> I'm afraid I won't give you a way to turn it off. It is "quite > Y> common" in other languages, but it does not mean Ruby must follow. > Y> I believe local variable shadowing is a bad thing. But it's not a local variable - it's a formal parameter to a block. At least, that's how I look at it :-) Regards, Brian.