# Re: Indentation vs. "end"s

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-indentation-vs-end-s/53348>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 2, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-indentation-vs-end-s/53348 "2006-02-02T01:00:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-indentation-vs-end-s/53348/1 "2006-02-02T01:00:09Z")

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Then get to _REALLY_ love Python and the problem is gone for you (and  
for honorable Bruce Eckel too).  
Otherwise it looks like an inviation to a flame.

Gennady.

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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 9:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-indentation-vs-end-s/53348/2 "2006-02-02T09:43:37Z")

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> > Then get to _REALLY_ love Python and the  
> > problem is gone for you (and  
> > for honorable Bruce Eckel too).  
> > Otherwise it looks like an inviation to a flame.

Is this a “solution”? Are your “solutions” always like this?

“Love or get away”.

Hmm… Quite impressive. You can solve every problem with this  
approach. I will try it in a spare time.

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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-indentation-vs-end-s/53348/3 "2006-02-02T20:53:54Z")

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Rubyist [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> approach. I will try it in a spare time.  
> Do you dislike writing or reading the 'end’s? If the latter, set your  
> editor’s syntax highlighting to grey them to near-invisibility - that  
> way it’ll indent everything properly, and you won’t see the actual ‘end’  
> in your code.

martin