From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-12-28T08:04:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Add Array#first= and Array#last= to std lib

On 27.12.2007 22:58, Sebastian Hungerecker wrote:
> bbiker wrote:
>> There's is no need for Array#last= or Array#first=
>>
>> since you can simply use an_array[-1] += 1 or an_array[0] += 1
> 
> There is no need for Array#last or Array#first
> since you can simply use an_array[-1] or an_array[0]

With the same argument you can throw out a lot of library methods 
because there is "no need" for them.  I do not count that as an argument 
against.

Cheers

	robert