From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2005-05-26T21:45:18+09:00
Subject: Re: A different perspective on Ruby.

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.

I'd say conceptually abs belongs with floor, ceil, round and truncate.

martin