From: stillflame@...
Date: 2003-02-12T03:04:33+09:00
Subject: Re: value of assignment (Re: Order of the value of an expression changed? (PR#579))

what about if attr_accessor :foo defined three methods - #foo, #foo=, and 
#set_foo.
let #foo= behave special to preseve the a = b = 1 syntax,
and let #set_foo behave OO'ishly and return self. 

the set_* syntax is common in other OO worlds,
and so wouldn't be too surprising. 

 - martin chase