From: MonkeeSage <MonkeeSage@...>
Date: 2007-12-04T20:25:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Why are "Array#push" and "pop" not "push!" and "pop!"?

On Dec 4, 3:02 am, "David A. Black" <dbl...@rubypal.com> wrote:

> They inherently change their receivers, but that's a separate matter
> from the !.

Well...99% of the time it is, except when the ! only serves to
indicate that it operates in-place (String#reverse!, Hash#update!, and
probably a few others I can't think of offhand*). That's why I
characterized the ! as "either-or-both" regarding in-place/dangerous.
Even if it's not a good idea or breaks with the common usage, it is
used that way at least a few times in stdlib.

* Oh yeah, and I just remembered #power! (on Bignum I think) which
isn't dangerous and doesn't modify the receiver...it just raises to a
power. Where the heck did the bang come from?!

Regards,
Jordan