My 10p:

/* this does look too much like a regex for my comfort */

# but this is a pain
# in the neck, leading me
# to make terse, short
# comments, even when
# I really need to make
# a longer one

=begin
I really think that this is ugly and
only good for temporarily commenting
out code
=end

assert_true me.agree( Ruby.should(:document, self) )    #most of the time...


On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 6:10 AM, Peñá, Botp <botp / delmonte-phil.com> wrote:
> From: avdi.grimm / gmail.com [mailto:avdi.grimm / gmail.com] On
> # It is worth considering that if your favored style leads to unclear
> # code in your favored language, it may be time to reconsider your
> # favored style.
>
> maybe, i was not clear enough. When a short var, like x is clear enough in the context of the set of codes it will be used, then i use it. And sinceend to code short (less than 20 lines) of methods/functions, i do frequently use short var names. I do not like strict enforcing "longer names always better" rule..
>
> eg,
>
> 5.times{|number_element| p number_element}
> vs
> 5.times{|x| p x}
>
> names_of_people.each{...}
> vs
> names.each{...}
>
> i hope i am clear enough now.
>
> kind regards -botp
>
>
>
>
>



-- 
Me, I imagine places that I have never seen / The colored lights in
fountains, blue and green / And I imagine places that I will never go
/ Behind these clouds that hang here dark and low
But it's there when I'm holding you / There when I'm sleeping too /
There when there's nothing left of me / Hanging out behind the
burned-out factories / Out of reach but leading me / Into the
beautiful sea