From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2005-08-04T03:11:15+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-dev summary 26468-26661

Daniel Berger wrote:
> Takaaki Tateishi wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 
>>[ruby-dev:26616] public method
>>  Seki asked about features like 'public', 'private' and 'protected', since He tried to change his
>>  codes in dRuby to check restriction of method calls. In this issue, he proposed a new method like
>>  'send', which can't call private methods. Matz will accept his idea if its appropriate name is decided.
>>
> 
> 
> deliver
> direct
> dispatch
> issue
> post
> connect
> transmit
> call
> 
> Of these, I like "call" the most, but I'm aware of the confusion it
> might cause wrt Method#call.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dan

Or, looking at it from the point of view of the receiver:

handle
respond
receive

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