From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-10-07T02:06:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Range behavior (Re: [RCR] New [] Semantics)

On Wednesday 06 October 2004 06:16 am, Brian Candler wrote:
| (FWIW, these ranges annoy me: firstly because they're not ranges, and
| secondly because I can never remember the difference between a[2..4] versus
| a[2,4], and I write a[2,-1] when I should write a[2..-1]. I have to make
| test cases in irb every time!)

Agreed. I doubt they are ever used. I don't even consider them. Obfuscation 
pure and simple.

T.