From: Jacob Fugal <lukfugl@...>
Date: 2007-03-02T01:43:24+09:00
Subject: Re: rubynuby - confused by method name "inject"

On 3/1/07, Jenda Krynicky <jenda@cpan.org> wrote:
> Jeff Pritchard wrote:
> > I must say I'm surprised that my tired old thread is still kicking
> > around.
> >
> > If I may summarize, the reason I was confused by Inject is that it is
> > useful but poorly named.
> >
> > many thanks for all the replies,
> > jp
>
> The thread is still kicking exactly because names are important. And
> when it comes to inventing stupid names Ruby is a professional. inject?
> yieiayeld? How the heck is the meaningless nonsense spellllled? Not
> speaking about the fact that restiricting (well, almost) the methods to
> a single block/closure/function passed is silly, though not as silly as
> doing so behind the scenes (not included in the argument list) and
> calling it using a silly keyword.

I have to ask, from the apparent bitterness and outright hostility of
your frequent and recent posts -- did a Ruby-programmed DARPA GRand
Challenge[1] contestant run over your puppy?

Jacob Fugal

[1] http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp