From: _why <why@...>
Date: 2007-03-25T00:28:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Suggestion: swap name of "puts" and "print" and rename "puts" to "put_s"

On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 11:40:05PM +0900, Michael Brooks wrote:
> I've been using Ruby on-and-off for about 4 weeks now and love it. 
> However, some of the naming consistencies really bug me.  The ones that 
> bug me the most are the "print", "puts" and "putc".

These are very subtle things, but you make some good points.  I
think "print" would be much friendlier if swapped with "puts."  Especially
since puts is so filthy and derogatory to yiddish folk.  Perhaps a
"schvits" is in order.

_why