From: Daniel Schierbeck <daniel.schierbeck@...>
Date: 2006-06-02T19:25:43+09:00
Subject: Re: object::foo syntax -- get a Method object?

Dave Burt wrote:
> At the moment, "obj::foo" means the same as "obj.foo"; that is,
> "obj.send(:foo)".
> 
> I propose that it be changed to mean "obj.method(:foo)" instead.

I'm just not sure that method objects are accessed frequently enough to 
justify such a syntax. Furthermore, if we *were* to introduce a 
shorthand syntax for accessing method objects, why not use a syntax that 
isn't currently in use?

   obj->foo
   obj~foo

etc.


Daniel