From: Mathieu Bouchard <matju@...>
Date: 2001-10-30T15:37:17+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23811] Re: RCR: Fun with attribute shortcuts solves RCR #3 and more


On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Gunnar Andersson wrote:
> >    def initialize(name, type, txt)
> >      @name, @type, @txt = name, type, txt
> >    end
> Yeah, it's a classic, RCR #3.  We all hate repetition and typing
> stuff that is obvious, right?

Not as much as blatant inconsistency.

> What would it mean for example, if you created another
> function in the same way, like def func(@instance_var) - 

it would mean the same as it does for proc{|@instance_var|} right now.

> If not, why should there be a special case for initialize?

there shouldn't be.

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