‘it’ is a welcome addition!

JasserInicide · 2024-12-25T13:57:08 1735135028

I don't understand the point of it when the `.map(&:upcase)` syntax is shorter. This just seems like yet another syntactic sugar Rubyism that doesn't really add anything.

If it's an alternative to the `|x|` syntax when using only one block variable, then I like that.

graypegg · 2024-12-25T14:00:04 1735135204

That only works when calling a method on the things you’re iterating thru, it is a replacement for the single variable block example you gave there

Trasmatta · 2024-12-25T14:10:16 1735135816

`arr.map { it.thing.blah.stuff }`

The `&:` doesn't work in that context

ilvez · 2024-12-25T18:25:17 1735151117

Not to point any fingers, but shows that the previous commenter have not struggled with this :)

&: is very nice, but not enough.

zachrose · 2024-12-25T23:27:40 1735169260

Does `it` conflict with Rspec's `it`? Surely they've thought of this, but to my eye it looks like it would get confusing.

prh8 · 2024-12-25T23:59:49 1735171189

Nope it doesn’t, they did take that into account during development.

ilvez · 2024-12-25T10:04:26 1735121066

Truly is, much nicer than that lonely `_1`

rubyfan · 2024-12-26T04:23:28 1735187008

_2 can be as bad as _1

ciconia · 2024-12-25T08:28:52 1735115332

Don't say that word!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZvsGdJP3ng