From: Michael Gaunnac Date: 2007-08-11T04:18:49+09:00 Subject: Re: Question - Passing parameters by reference On 8/8/07, Gary Wright wrote: *snip* > It seems to me that the idea of immediate values is not something > inherent in Ruby's semantics but instead is baggage that arrives > with programmers (myself included) coming from other languages. > We try to find a place for it in Ruby when it isn't really needed. *snip* > Gary Wright I open my sticker-plastered, procedural language steamer trunk: "variable" in the Ruby world and find a toothbrush. This is not a problem with Ruby just inappropriate baggage. Lately, I've tossed the toothbrush in a dop kit named "appellative". It's easier to carry, at least for me. Michael Gaunnac