David T. Lewis uploaded a new version of Help-Squeak-TerseGuide to project The Trunk:
http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Help-Squeak-TerseGuide-dtl.2.mcz

==================== Summary ====================

Name: Help-Squeak-TerseGuide-dtl.2
Author: dtl
Time: 28 November 2010, 7:43:55.955 pm
UUID: 8b18cab9-7183-4c5e-8cac-f79c4400da43
Ancestors: Help-Squeak-TerseGuide-dtl.1

Add Juan's factorial example to illustrate variable scoping for block closures

=============== Diff against Help-Squeak-TerseGuide-dtl.1 ===============

Item was changed:
  ----- Method: TerseGuideHelp classSide>>block (in category 'pages') -----
  block
  
  	^HelpTopic
  		title: 'Blocks' 
  		contents:
  
  '"************************************************************************
   * Blocks:																			*
   *    - blocks are objects and may be assigned to a variable						*
   *    - value is last expression evaluated unless explicit return						*
   *    - blocks may be nested														*
   *    - specification [ arguments | | localvars | expressions ]							*
   *    - ^expression terminates block & method (exits all nested blocks)			*
   *    - blocks intended for long term storage should not contain ^					*
   ************************************************************************"
+ | x y z fac |
- | x y z |
  x := [ y := 1. z := 2. ]. x value.						"simple block usage"
  x := [ :argOne :argTwo |   argOne, '' and '' , argTwo.].	"set up block with argument passing"
  Transcript show: (x value: ''First'' value: ''Second''); cr.	"use block with argument passing"
  x := [:e | | v | v := 1. e + v] value: 2.					"localvar in a block"
+ fac := [ :n | n > 1 ifTrue:  [n * (fac value: n-1)] ifFalse: [1]].	"closure on block variable"
+ fac value: 5.											"closure variable scoped to its block"
  
  '!