From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2006-03-18T19:38:48+09:00
Subject: Core lib clean-up

Looking at the latest ruby-doc.org/core API docs, I suprise how it has
grown since I first started using Ruby. It's gotton kind of disheveled
in there. Perhaps some time should be take to do a full overview of
what in there and determine how it can best be cleaned-up and nicely
organized.

To give an example, take the very first of the "classes" presented, the
Abbrev module. This module containes *one* method, #abbrev. This method
is then called from Array. Why now just make it a method of Array and
be done with it? It the module method is of importance for some reason
(which I seriously doubt) then make it a class method of Array. There's
just no good reason to a have a whole separate module for a single
method.

It would be intersting to hear other's opinions on how the core (and
standard) library could be cleaned-up/improved.

Thanks,
T.