From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby.brian@...>
Date: 2005-05-26T21:38:34+09:00
Subject: Re: A different perspective on Ruby.

On 26/05/05, gsinclair@gmail.com <gsinclair@gmail.com> wrote:
> ES wrote:
> 
> > http://www.ericw.org/rants/showrant.psp?rant=ruby
> 
> "It's 5.abs for absolute value, but Math.sqrt(5) for square root."
> 
> Good point.  That bugs me too.  abs is a *function*, not logically a
> method.
> 

Why not 5.sqrt instead. Better to ask the object to do something, that
to do something with the object. That allows to use duck typing and
special casing to be done in the "special cased" object. I prefer
"string".length a lot over length(string)

regards,

Brian

> Gavin
> 
> 


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