From: Stu <ceaser@...>
Date: 2004-11-13T05:48:26+09:00
Subject: Re: #init

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 05:41:22 +0900, "trans.  (T. Onoma)"
<transami@runbox.com> wrote:

>The main point as to why #init is much better, is simply to do with saving 
>time. 
>'initialize' is easily in the top 5 most typed ruby words, like 'def', 'if' 
>and 'class'. Such words really ought to be short for this simple reason.
>

ive spent the last 30 years of my life typing initialise. the ise/lise
pattern is ingrained into my fingers. it is SO hard to put the Z in.
it goes against everything I have ever been taught in school.

if we have def instead of define, why cant we have init eh?? :)

or at least alias initialise to initialize.


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