Followup: What's a Block?
This article pretty much explains it, The Magic of Ruby Pens.
It’s a very good write up on exactly why a Ruby block is useful, and isn’t just for iterating over a list.
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- cmcavoy: @paulsmith sadly, it would be more like "thought about, and bought all the equipment" for the vermicomposter, but never actually build it. March 9, 2010
- cmcavoy: my micro-hobby switching rate is hitting an all-time high. March 9, 2010
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- cmcavoy: RT @hugs: Writing the screenplay for "Dude, Where's My Phone" in my mind... as I look for my phone. February 25, 2010
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- cmcavoy: @moonistic yeah, i might have to give it a shot. for now, I'm just working in an Ubuntu VM. February 24, 2010
- cmcavoy: running into problems almost every day with python on snow leopard. it is a serious pain in the butt. February 24, 2010
- cmcavoy: FWIW: My previous comments about ElementTree API are starting to change after working with it for a while. I'll blog about my new attitude. February 23, 2010