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15 Oct 2012, 23:08
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Keith R. Bennett (1 post)

Regarding p. 129, if and unless expressions, I recommend pointing out that single line conditionals can also be accomplished with the semicolon, e.g:

if true; puts 'true'; end

Although it requires end, while the form:

puts 'true' if true

...does not, it can be clearer to the reader. (For a more detailed argument, see my blog article “Stealth Conditionals in Ruby” at http://www.bbs-software.com/blog/2012/09/16/ste…)

- Keith Bennett
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