From: tim@... Date: 2019-10-29T11:05:15+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:95580] [Ruby master Feature#16275] Revert `.:` syntax Issue #16275 has been updated by timriley (Tim Riley). Jeremy ��� I���m sorry for the overreach in that clumsy wording. Let me rephrase: what I saw here was a fair number of comments supporting the removal of an already-implemented feature of 2.7 that I felt had good potential and that I was personally looking forward to using. I wanted to make it clear that there was at least some positive anticipation for the feature from within the community of Ruby users; if I had said nothing, maybe that sentiment would���ve gone unnoticed. As for dry-rb, I did not leave my original comment as any kind of representation from that project (which is why I did not mention it). If there���s any further misunderstanding I���d be more than happy to clarify things with you personally, outside of this ticket. Cheers :) ---------------------------------------- Feature #16275: Revert `.:` syntax https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16275#change-82366 * Author: naruse (Yui NARUSE) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Target version: ---------------------------------------- `obj.:method` is introduced at r66667 by #12125 and #13581. It encourages the functional programming style in Ruby. But this shorthand syntax is just for methods of `self` without arguments. It causes another feature requests like #16273 (and lambda compositions like #15428). Such features will introduce a new view of Ruby but no one illustrates the whole picture yet. I worried about such patch work may cause a conflict with future expansion of functional programing style or a just a garbage feature. `.:` syntax is introduced in 2.7.0 preview1, not released in production yet. How about reverting at this time and re-introduce with a big picture. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: