Do You Understand Ruby’s Objects, Messages and Blocks?

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The message-object protocol is fundamental to the way Ruby works. Messages are sent to objects to perform some task. Within the object, a message handler responds to the message and executes some code. Code blocks or procs can be created and executed at any time. A method is an enhancement of a proc that is bound to an object and named for the message it handles. Examining this interaction between Ruby objects at the message and block level leads to a deeper understanding of the way Ruby works and should help you write more expressive code.

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