From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2005-11-29T22:47:29+09:00
Subject: Re: [BUG] string range membership

ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> 
> reading this just gave me a new idea:  first of all, i think this method
> should be a verb so that it implies a loop and test, rather than a simply
> test.  this is important because the method is, potentally, extremely
> expensive.  shortening you suggesting then, how about

I suggested #generates? elsewhere in the thread, for the same reason - I
think it important that the method sounds expensive. Are there any
methods currently in the core/stdlib that sound innocuous but have a
performance hit under the covers? (#last perhaps?).

martin