From: Jamis Buck <jgb3@...>
Date: 2004-09-04T02:17:42+09:00
Subject: Re: autochomp?

Dave Thomas wrote:
> 
> On Sep 3, 2004, at 11:45, Robert Klemme wrote:
> 
>>> What we need is TRAITS!  Let's implement Perl6 in Ruby :)
>>
>>
>> As I'm ignorant of Perl 6, how would you solve this by using traits?
>> Wouldn't a second method be simpler?  (IO#readcontent or such)
> 
> 
> Why add just a single method when we can add an ENTIRE NEW FEATURE SET 
> and complicate the language at the same time?

Is it just me, or do I detect a hint of bitterness there, Dave? :)

- Jamis

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