Re: Matz: can we have rescue/else/ensure available in all blocks?

Hey Matz,

Thanks a lot for the quick reply.

I agree it is possible that someone who doesn't know the syntax could
potentially misinterpret these things.  I think though, that this should be
weighed against the benefit of adding it to the language.  I assume it's
your judgment that the cost outweighs the benefit on this?  I of course
think the opposite :)

I wonder what other developers think about how easily confused these would
be, and about how that weighs against the benefits?

The benefits are more concise syntax (which is the thing I love most about
ruby), removing 2 lines and an indentation for a lot of rescue statements

Also, I would be happy if only the ability to rescue were added to all
blocks but begin/end were required for else/ensure since they are less
commonly used.

- steve
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