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Both lambda and proc work
as well, incidentally. Actually, from what I've read they're identical
in 1.8 (which is what I'm using), but not in 1.9,

Not exactly.

* lambda and Proc are different to each other in both ruby1.8 and ruby1.9.
  Also, they are different in the same way :slight_smile:

* in ruby1.8, proc {} is a synonym for lambda {}

* in ruby1.9, proc {} is a synonym for Proc.new {}

So to play it safe, never use proc {} - always use lambda {} or Proc.new {}

For a detailled discussion of the differences, see
http://innig.net/software/ruby/closures-in-ruby.rb

(although I disagree with his rant: these inconsistencies are carefully
considered to make Ruby "do the right thing" in various scenarios)

If you are using closures in the way discussed in this thread, then I think
lambda {} is probably the best choice as you get a true closure which is
fully independent of the thread of execution where it was defined.

Regards,

Brian.

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Hi Brian --

Both lambda and proc work
as well, incidentally. Actually, from what I've read they're identical
in 1.8 (which is what I'm using), but not in 1.9,

Not exactly.

I think the statement as written is correct: lambda and proc are the
same in 1.8 (with Proc.new being different from both), but in 1.9,
lambda is one thing and proc/Proc.new are another (and the same as
each other).

* lambda and Proc are different to each other in both ruby1.8 and ruby1.9.
Also, they are different in the same way :slight_smile:

* in ruby1.8, proc {} is a synonym for lambda {}

* in ruby1.9, proc {} is a synonym for Proc.new {}

So to play it safe, never use proc {} - always use lambda {} or Proc.new {}

The original plan, as of RubyConf 2004, was to deprecate proc
entirely. At least, I got Matz to say he would on that occasion :slight_smile: I
rather wish that had happened. In any case, there's also ->(){} in 1.9
of course....

David

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