From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2007-11-17T00:26:34+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby wish-list

> I'm arguing that methods that end in "?" should be designed and used as
> answers to true/false  or yes/no questions.  That they can return an
> arbitrary non-nil object to indicate 'true' is convenient, but I'm
> skeptical of the value of "?" methods being used as both boolean
> indicators *and* object accessors.
> 
> Its a matter of hiding implementation details, and self-documenting 
> code.

Yeah--I'd be in favor that anything that ends in ? be something that can 
be evaluated as nil/non-nil (and hence having a 'boolean-only' variable 
that ends with ? would be the same effect, hence my wishing that 
variables could end in ?.  Then you wouldn't have to create wrappers for 
them.  My $0.02)
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