They don't sound far off. Wikipedia agrees with you so far :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocks_%28C_language_extension%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block

They don't sound far off. Wikipedia agrees with you so far :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocks_%28C_language_extension%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocks_%28C_language_extension%... The Ars Technica review of Snow Leopard features a nice introduction to the new language feature: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/10 http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.a...