Writing More Expressive Ruby with the it Shorthand - Mintbit

Ruby is a language that consistently evolves to make code more expressive, concise, and readable. With the release of Ruby 3.4, one of the exciting new features introduced is the use of it as a shortcut for the first parameter in a block. This enhancement aims to simplify code, especially in situations where blocks are used extensively, reducing the need to explicitly declare block parameters. In this post, we’ll explore how the it shorthand works, why it was introduced, and when it’s useful.