From: John Joyce Date: 2007-12-02T06:36:12+09:00 Subject: Re: Why are "Array#push" and "pop" not "push!" and "pop!"? some languages and libraries include silly or useless things to achieve symmetry and a peculiar consistency. It's not always important or necessary. Some things are just unique or different and don't need symmetry or consistency or don't have it and no reason.