From: Bill Kelly <billk@...>
Date: 2006-10-19T15:30:19+09:00
Subject: Re: My first feeling of Ruby

From: "Phrogz" <gavin@refinery.com>
> Trans wrote:
>> Hal Fulton wrote:
>> > Trans wrote:
>> > > Also, I might suggest that matz/ruby do away with those shortcuts.
>> >
>> > Absolutely not.
>>
>> Becaue you like extraneous notations that are rarely used and
>> subsequently create less readiable code?
> 
> What evidence do you have to support the claim that they are rarely
> used? Also, would you concede that "less readable code" is a subjective
> criticism?
> 
> I personally use #@foo for every (as far as I know) instance variable
> I've included as a part of my own string interpolation code.

Me too.  Indeed, I find it more readable, personally.

Or at least, perfectly readable, and less cluttered.


Regards,

Bill