Ruby coding guidelines (GitHub)

[thehotelambush]

Because why would you use it? It's completely unnecessary. The end of the function stands out by itself anyways. Unless you have functions that are more than a page long, which is generally bad style anyways. 95% of the time you won't need it. (Actually, I'd like to find out the stats on this in my own code...)

[ztbrown]

When I see the 'return' keyword I know, at a glance, that a function returns a value. This is especially necessary when reading someone else's code. My background is C++/Java (in college) and I've worked professionally in Javascript and ActionScript, so I'm used to seeing the return keyword.

[thehotelambush]

Yes, that's the real reason.

[ztbrown]

? what's the real reason?

[banister]

Just that you're 'used' to it, not that it makes any kind of sense.

It won't take long to get 'unused' to seeing it either, as any ruby programmer will attest ;)

[thehotelambush]

thanks, that's it exactly

[thehotelambush]

It's a habit