From: Marc Heiler Date: 2007-12-19T21:00:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Two feature requests for safer Ruby Programming > Ruby can do is to enforce having '()' for method invocation. How would that make them better programmers? Enforcing behaviour sounds like the wrong way to go. You'd end up like python - with fewers abilities to ever escape the mindset. And no way to type "quit" in interactive python mode leading to quit that damn thi** ;-) Maybe the person in question just does not know either ruby, or the parent class(es) he is using? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.