From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-07-30T11:30:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby could be wildly more popular if it had ...


"Kent Dahl" <kentda@stud.ntnu.no> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:bg6d1v$nsq$1@tyfon.itea.ntnu.no...
> This presents quite the dilemma on what to use for blocks when you are
> introducing Ruby to someone.
>
> On one hand, you should use do..end, which fits nicely in with
> begin..end, class..end, def..end etc. so that it seems simple,
> orthogonal, pedagogical etc.
>
> On the other hand, you really need to write every possible block on the
> {...} form to get high enough bracket-ratio to get into their geeky
> little heads.

My solution is to use {} for one line blocks and do..end for more
complicated things.

    robert