[ruby-core:18386] Re: New Command Revisted

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: [ruby-core:18384] New Command Revisted"
>
> |If you do not like "File.absolute_path()",  have you
> |considered adding a parameter to File.expand_path:
> |
> |I see two possibilities:
> |
> |1)   File.expand_path( file_name [, ABS  [, dir_string] ] ) 
> |2)  File.expand_path( file_name [, dir_string  [, ABS] ] )
> |
> |     ---Where ABS is true for absolute path processing.
>
> From the past experience, adding a boolean flag as an argument is not
> really a good idea for API design, since it hinders readability.  You
> will have no clue to know what true mean in the future.  I'd take
> absolute_path idea, rather than adding a boolean flag.
>
> 							matz.
>
>
>   
That was my view of the situation, but I wanted
to offer a choice.

Chuck

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