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Re:"Useless syntax sugar": Numbered block parameters in Ruby by inopinatus on Thursday October 12, 2023 @12:15AM (#37853426)
my instinct is

    ["a","bb","ccc","dddd"].grep /.../
but then, I'm a recovering perl hacker
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Re:"Useless syntax sugar": Numbered block parameters in Ruby by jonahx on Thursday October 12, 2023 @01:25AM (#37853718)
Love it!
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Re:"Useless syntax sugar": Numbered block parameters in Ruby by dragonwriter on Thursday October 12, 2023 @03:53AM (#37854556)
Yeah, mirroring the Haskell code, while possible in Ruby, is definitely not the best Ruby-aware approach, either for concision or clarity. The composability is available, but the problems where it is the best solution are different.
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