From: Mark Hubbart <discordantus@...>
Date: 2005-05-27T16:07:56+09:00
Subject: Re: A different perspective on Ruby.

On 5/26/05, Martin DeMello <martindemello@yahoo.com> wrote:
> why the lucky stiff <ruby-talk@whytheluckystiff.net> wrote:
> > Martin DeMello wrote:
> >
> > > I'd say conceptually abs belongs with floor, ceil, round and truncate.
> >
> > And where do you stand in regard to .succ?
> 
> succ is definitely a method rather than a function, IMO - I can't see
> myself using it in a mathematical rather than a 'programming' context.

Which is strange, since zero and .succ are the basis of mathematics,
from which all other numbers and operators are derived... Never read
"G�del, Escher, Bach"? ;)

cheers,
Mark