gistfile1.rb

class MyClass
  attr_reader :myvar
  
  def initialize
    @myvar = "omg"
    do_stuff
  end
  
  
  def do_stuff
    raise RuntimeError
    # exploding code here, raising an exception
  end
end


begin
  mc = MyClass.new
rescue
  puts mc.myvar
  # mc.myvar doesn't exist, since mc is actually nil
end