From: sawadatsuyoshi@... Date: 2020-09-09T03:04:22+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:99973] [Ruby master Feature#17163] Rename `begin` Issue #17163 has been reported by sawa (Tsuyoshi Sawada). ---------------------------------------- Feature #17163: Rename `begin` https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17163 * Author: sawa (Tsuyoshi Sawada) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- `Range#begin` is a getter method; it returns a value, and does not have a side effect, or does any calculation. Nevertheless, "begin" is a verb, so there is a mismatch. I would rather expect a noun. It has a counterpart `Range#end`, and "end" is a noun as well as a verb, so that is not strange. I propose to alias `Range#begin` to a noun or a nominal. "beginning" will work, but it may be too long, so what about "start", which works as a noun (as well as a verb)? ```ruby Range#start ``` -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: