From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-09-30T04:43:34+09:00
Subject: Re: String starts? and ends? methods

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On 9/29/06, Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/28/06, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Aliases are commonly used in Ruby Array#collect, Array#map etc
> >
> > why not having them for flected forms
> > String#starts_with? <=3D> String#start_with?
> > personally I like String#prefix? and String#suffix? too, shorter and
> very
> > precise.
> >
> > Object#responds_to? <=3D> ...
> >
> > I guess it will make life easier for Newbies and let everybody use it's
> > personal feeling for what sounds better.
>
> That was my first thought.
>
> On the other hand it could lead to ethnic enclaves in the ruby
> community based on different dialects or accents.
>
> CockneyRuby, SouthernDrawlRuby, LanguedocRuby, SchweizerdeutschRuby? <G>
>
> I used to tell people I met in Zurich that I felt like I was Swiss
> since my mother's parents were German, my father's parents were
> Italian, et je parle un peu de francais! <G>
>
> --
> Rick DeNatale
>
> My blog on Ruby
> http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/


And what a beautiful name "DeNatale" is, Napoletano?

Babylon 5 ;)
Robert


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