From: Fuad Saud <fuadksd@...>
Date: 2013-10-24T04:39:21-02:00
Subject: [ruby-core:58013] Re: [ruby-trunk - Feature #9049] Shorthands (a:b, *) for inclusive indexing

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How is a:b better than a..b=3F two dots are straightforward, unambiguous,=
 well known.

I don=E2=80=99t see a need for it. As for =7B =E2=80=99ten=E2=80=99: 10 =7D=
, I agree it=E2=80=99s discussable if it=E2=80=99s gonna evaluate to a st=
ring or a symbol. If it=E2=80=99s a symbol you pretty muck kill consisten=
cy in the case other things will be acceptable on the left side (like =7B=
 1: 1, 2: 4, =7Blol: =E2=80=98wut=E2=80=99: 9 =7D, evaluate=5Fthis.method=
: =E2=80=99the result'). =20

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>How is a:b better than a..b=3F two dots are straightforward, unambiguous=
, well known.</div><div style=3D=22font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13p=
x;=22><br></div><div style=3D=22font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;=22=
>I don=E2=80=99t see a need for it. As for =7B =E2=80=99ten=E2=80=99: 10 =
=7D, I agree it=E2=80=99s discussable if it=E2=80=99s gonna evaluate to a=
 string or a symbol. If it=E2=80=99s a symbol you pretty muck kill consis=
tency in the case other things will be acceptable on the left side (like =
=7B 1: 1, 2: 4, =7Blol: =E2=80=98wut=E2=80=99: 9 =7D, evaluate=5Fthis.met=
hod: =E2=80=99the result').</div>
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