From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-08-21T01:20:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Colons (was Re: Why would you abandon Ruby? (was))

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Kearns" <djkea2@mugca.its.monash.edu.au>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:05 AM
Subject: Colons (was Re: Why would you abandon Ruby? (was))


> > (For some inexplicable reason, the
> > colons bother me especially from an aesthetic standpoint.)
> 
> You'll love this then. :-)
> 
> (1:18)-(doug@hairbear)-(pts/13)-(10002)-(~)
> (0)% irb
> irb(main):001:0> for x in 1..2 :
> irb(main):002:1* puts x
> irb(main):003:1> end
> 1
> 2
> => 1..2
> irb(main):004:0>
> 
> Why the new syntax?

Yes, why? 

Maybe for single-line loops? But a 
semicolon would work there, as would 
a "do" (though that's a little more
problematic in terms of scope).

At least it's optional. If I *had* to
use a colon there, it would really 
ruin my year.

Hal