From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-02-06T22:09:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Hash#rekey



On Feb 6, 2:35 am, Yukihiro Matsumoto <m...@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: Hash#rekey"
>     on Mon, 5 Feb 2007 07:34:49 +0900, "Trans" <transf...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> |I used 'normalize_keys' for while, but how doesn't 'rekey' fit the
> |behavior? The hash is being rekey'd.
>
> For me, 'rekey' is meaningless.  Coined word need guessing, which is
> considered harmful unless it is accepted by many.

The use of re- as a prefix is very normal in English. Consider Merriam-
Webster's list

  http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/re-

I certainly didn't coin the word.  Common connotations include: re-
entering data via keyboard as well as altering a combination of a
lock. So, for altering the keys of a hash it makes prefect sense.

Anyway I won't go on about it any longer. Personally I'm just not
found of having to type longer winded method name.

T.