From: Cameron McBride <cameron.mcbride@...>
Date: 2005-05-26T21:53:47+09:00
Subject: Re: A different perspective on Ruby.

On 5/26/05, Brian Schr�der <ruby.brian@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. 

I would also agree.  This did make me ponder when I initially found
it.  If they have to be in a module, wouldn't it make sense to have it
be default includeable?

Cameron