From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2005-01-17T18:28:44+09:00
Subject: Re: [suby-ruby] Your all time desired fundemental Ruby mod

trans. (T. Onoma) [mailto:transami@runbox.com] wrote:
//I'm taking a little poll.
//
//Let say you're Matz, but without any of the pressures of 
//keeping up with a 
//previous version of Ruby. What one thing above all others 
//would you like to 
//see differ about Ruby?

has Eiffel's pre/post condition
(I do not know how eiffel does the magic)

something like (sample only):

def to_counting thing
    pre do
       thing.respond? :to_i
       thing.to_i > 0
    end
    post do
       ! self.nil?
       self.respond? :+
       self.value > 0
    end
    #...
end

many a time, the conditions make  up the most bulk of the program. Having
pre/post conditions can make them of use since they will self document a
program and provide test.

thanks for asking.
//
//T.
//

kind regards -botp