a block argument really isn't necessary here

i watched this video and all the way through i was thinking to myself: "can't this be done with one single method, rather than a method and a block argument?"

this is what the finalised code from this video was:

def get_name
  print "Enter your name: "
  name = gets.chomp
  yield name
  name
end

my_name = get_name do |name|
  puts "That's a cool name, #{name}!"
end

puts "my_name: #{my_name}"

this is what it says in the console:

• Enter your name: tako
• That's a cool name, tako!
• my_name: tako

twelve lines: that seemed a bit excessive for something as simple as returning a name variable. it goes through the method, asking the user their name, then it sets the input to the variable name, then yields the block argument and returns the variable name. the block argument basically just prints that's a cool name, #{name}! without much else going on. finally, it prints my_name: #{my_name}. a lot of work. looking for something simpler than this, i iterated the code and i ended up with this:

def get_name
  print "Enter your name: "
  name = gets.chomp
  puts "That's a cool name, #{name}!"
  return name
end

my_name = get_name()
puts "my_name: #{my_name}"

this is what it says in the console:

• Enter your name: tako
• That's a cool name, tako!
• my_name: tako

this is only nine lines. i will admit, this isn't much of a difference, but it's a lot better than having to go through a method and a block argument. it simply asks the user for their name, sets that input to the name variable, prints that's a cool name, #{name}! then returns name. it sets the returned value to my_name and then prints it. one method for one task!

correct me if i'm wrong, but so far i haven't learned much about the exclusive abilities that block arguments can do. maybe i might learn it in the future, however right now i just don't see a reason to use it.

alsoo sorry for ranting i am just really confused and a bit angry