Feature #18980: `it` as a default block parameter - Ruby - Ruby Issue Tracking System

Problem¶ Numbered parameters (_1, _2, ...) look like unused local variables and I don't feel motivated to use them, even though I need this feature very often and always come up with _1. [1, 2, 3].each { puts _1 } I have barely used it in the last 2~3 years because it looks like a compromised syntax. I even hesitate to use it on IRB. Why I don't use _1 I'm not clever enough to remember the order o