From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2004-08-24T23:30:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp scanning with MatchData (Re: multiple regexp matches)

David A. Black <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Martin DeMello wrote:
> > > 
> > > if String#substitute is too long.. then maybe name it String#alter
> > 
> > String#replace
> 
> What would you replace the current String#replace with? :-)

LOL - true (:

> > And alias :s :replace for unix diehards
> 
> No -- leave it comprehensible, for Ruby diehards :-)

Hey - 's' would make more sense to more people than 'alter' would (:

martin