From: dblack@...
Date: 2007-01-13T04:34:48+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR again (Integer#succ!, Integer#pred!)

Hi --

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007, Daniel Berger wrote:

>
> Gregory Brown wrote:
>> On 1/12/07, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> x = 41
>>> x.succ! => 42
>>> x   => 42
>>
>> This is probably in the same vein as ++.
>>
>> I don't like it because since integers are immediate values in ruby,
>> that looks messy.
>
> How about....x++ ?
>
> I know, I know - it's pretty radical, but it's 2007.  I think we're
> ready.

Even when it's 2007++ integers will still be immutable, immediate
values :-)  I much prefer having people have to learn that that's how
Ruby integers are.


David

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