From: Stefan Rusterholz <apeiros@...>
Date: 2007-07-20T07:06:13+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR? Added syntax for chains that possibly return nil

Robert Dober wrote:
On 7/19/07, Stefan Rusterholz <apeiros@gmx.net> wrote:
>> so ._ simulates -> with that hack.

> I hate it, this really should be syntax and furthermore it would make
> code ugly ( I know beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder ;).
> The original idea is quite good, why your shift?
> 
> This is a terrible name pollution amongst other bad things :(
> 
> Robert

Keyword is "simulate" ;-)
This can help trying it out. And I fully agree, that hack is ugly, also 
I wouldn't use it in actual code simply because it is "magic" (you have 
to know that _* methods are magic, that's not good for code to be 
maintained).

Regards
Stefan

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