begin.rb

def does_begin_matter?
  puts "i want these errors to bork everything"
  raise "BEFORE"
  begin
    raise "AFTER"
  rescue => e
    puts "I'll handle these errors specially"
    puts "#{e}"
  end
end

does_begin_matter?
# => i want these errors to bork everything
# => begin.rb:3:in `does_begin_matter?': BEFORE (RuntimeError)
# =>          from begin.rb:12:in `<main>'