From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-08-24T05:29:10+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20206] Re: ++ Operator

matz@ruby-lang.org (Yukihiro Matsumoto) writes:

> Hi,
> 
> In message "[ruby-talk:20191] Re: ++ Operator"
>     on 01/08/24, Guillaume Cottenceau <gc@mandrakesoft.com> writes:
> 
> |Yet, from the "parsing" point of view (excuse the potential improper use
> |of this term), if `counter += 1' is effectively shorthand for `counter =
> |counter + 1', why `counter ++' could not be shortand for `counter += 1'?
> |
> |If this is done early enough in the code, I think this should be possible?
> 
> It's possible.  But do you think this is what you really want?
> Think about "a++", where a = "foo" for example.  I think it's
> confusing, rather than useful.

Matz:

Is there any logical difference between a++ and a.succ!

Dave