From: Daniel DeLorme <dan-ml@...42.com>
Date: 2007-08-03T10:05:32+09:00
Subject: Re: #send in 1.9

Trans wrote:
> Looking over 1.9's change of #send, ie.
> 
> send doesn't always call private methods anymore (#__send, #__send!,
> #funcall)
> ruby-talk:153672 It is still possible to call them with the newly
> introduced #__send! and funcall methods.
> 
> Can I make a modest proposal? Can we preserve backward compatibility,
> keeping #send as is, and instead pick a new name for the "proper"
> public send?

This topic again? I've lost count of how many threads I've read about 
the naming of send/funcall. Has anyone kept a full list of the numerous 
suggestions? I can remember:

(public-only)
send
__send
__send__
object_send

(all)
funcall
send!
__send!
instance_send

Daniel