From: Martin Duerst <duerst@...>
Date: 2008-10-14T10:49:56+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:19326] Re: [Feature #643] __DIR__

Just some alternatives for everybody. What about
__DIR__DIR__DIR__ instead of __DIRDIRDIR__?
Seems easier to count the levels. For those who
want to type less, maybe we can choose
__DIR_DIR_DIR__ as a compromize?

Anyway, I think one problem with using File.dirname,
in particular repeatedly, is that it's rather long.
And the reason it's long is that it's not really
object-oriented.

So we should work towards something like __FILE__.dir.dir.dir,
which is easier to read and much shorter.

Regards,    Martin.

At 04:08 08/10/14, Ryan Davis wrote:
>
>On Oct 13, 2008, at 11:27 , Thomas Sawyer wrote:
>
>>  __DIR__
>>
>> This will improve readability, remove the need for extra variables  
>> to store this information, and at the very least, save us a good  
>> many keystrokes.
>
>yes.
>
>I frequently need to do:
>
>   File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__))
>
>so I'd like
>
>   __DIRDIR__
>
>can we also have
>
>   __DIRDIRDIR__
>
>while you're in there?
>
>


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