title: naked asterisk as parameter in method definition: def f(*)
body: <p>I know what this means:</p>
  
  <pre><code>def f(*args)
    ...
  end
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But what does this mean and why would you want to use it?  Can it appear with named parameters, too?</p>
  
  <pre><code>def f(*)
    ...
  end
  </code></pre>