http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/ Helping Ruby Programmers become Awesome Fri, 18 May 2012 22:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/comment-page-1/#comment-135070 NewToRuby Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:36:13 +0000 http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/#comment-135070 ---- # program15.rb list = [] [1,2,3,4].each do |i| list << i * 2 end ---- You told: "In Java, this would’ve been a final variable" I'm not sure. I'm not a Java superprogrammer, but I don't think it is necessary to use a final variable. The only limitation is the fixed length of a Java array, but it can be resolved with some simple tricks. —-
# program15.rb
list = []
[1,2,3,4].each do |i|
list << i * 2
end
—-
You told: "In Java, this would’ve been a final variable"
I'm not sure. I'm not a Java superprogrammer, but I don't think it is necessary to use a final variable.
The only limitation is the fixed length of a Java array, but it can be resolved with some simple tricks.

]]> http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/comment-page-1/#comment-134049 NatashaTheRobot Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:05:45 +0000 http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/#comment-134049 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">"AkitaOnRails" On Anatomy of Ruby Blocks/Closures: http://t.co/Zo1odHe9</span></span> "AkitaOnRails" On Anatomy of Ruby Blocks/Closures: http://t.co/Zo1odHe9

]]> http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/comment-page-1/#comment-133265 dchuk Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:33:05 +0000 http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/#comment-133265 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">“AkitaOnRails” On Anatomy of Ruby Blocks/Closures http://t.co/eog5YwVB</span></span> “AkitaOnRails” On Anatomy of Ruby Blocks/Closures http://t.co/eog5YwVB

]]> http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/comment-page-1/#comment-131065 Ochronus Thu, 05 May 2011 13:23:27 +0000 http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/#comment-131065 I've written a tutorial/review on ruby blocks and closures with code examples, be sure to check it out: <a href='http://blog.mostof.it/why-ruby-part-two-blocks-and-closures/' rel="nofollow">ruby blocks and closures</a> I’ve written a tutorial/review on ruby blocks and closures with code examples, be sure to check it out: ruby blocks and closures

]]> http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/comment-page-1/#comment-126758 Fabio Akita Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:08:33 +0000 http://rubylearning.com/blog/2007/11/30/akitaonrails-on-anatomy-of-ruby-blocksclosures/#comment-126758 Yes, you and Chad are correct. Looking back I really don't remember what I meant to say when I first wrote this article and I agree that it feels strange reading it now. Maybe I should try to rewrite or omit this particular portion. Thanks for the feedback. Yes, you and Chad are correct. Looking back I really don’t remember what I meant to say when I first wrote this article and I agree that it feels strange reading it now. Maybe I should try to rewrite or omit this particular portion. Thanks for the feedback.

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