[evilvoidhamster]

problem here is ruby.ruby developers hate semicolons. They ignore the decades old history opf the semicolon, and assert that the ruby/python/haskell way of indentation and semicolon-less code is the better way. They COULD be right, but im too deep seated in C/C++/Java/JS. One of the problems with javascript is the fact that it gives the choice.

[LoneWolf]

Agreed.

The first language I learned was VB6 (ewww), after that C, C++, Java, JavaScript and PHP, only a few years ago I started to hear a lot about Python, Ruby, etc.

I don't see what's the problem with the braces and semicolons, I got used to write them and I don't see it affect my coding speed or code readability, in fact I find it easier to read code with braces and semicolons, I learned a little of python a few months ago and ignoring the fact that I do not know the language syntax very well (or more common libraries) yet, I write it as quickly as I would write Java/C etc, for readability I read python slower but as I said I'm not used to the syntax/libraries/etc yet so that may be the problem.

[tikhonj]

Actually, Haskell lets you do it either way. It's the best of both worlds :)

This code:

    do a <- [1,2,3]
       b <- [4,5,6]
       return $ a + b

can also be written as:

     do {
       a <- [1,2,3];
       b <- [4,5,6];
       return $ a + b
     }

or:

     do { a <- [1,2,3]; b <- [4,5,6]; return $ a + b; }

I've even seen it like this:

     do { a <- [1,2,3]
        ; b <- [4,5,6]
        ; return $ a + b }

[mrspeaker]

JavaScript also permits you do it either way. That's what this whole argument is about!

[tikhonj]

I'm merely responding to the parent's "ruby/python/haskell way of indentation" phrase.

[sunchild]

Actually, it has nothing to do with ruby. The problem here is that some people use minification tools that rely on semicolons. If that weren't the case, this would be a total non-issue.