From: Sebastian Hungerecker <sepp2k@...>
Date: 2007-12-28T18:36:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Add Array#first= and Array#last= to std lib

Robert Klemme wrote:
> I do not see why allowing last= would make lasts(n)= necessary.

For consistency. I believe that any method foo= should be equivalent to the 
method foo except for the fact that it sets the value instead of getting it, 
which in this case isn't possible (without changing the language). I mean, 
that's not a major problem, but it'd feel a tad incosistent to me.


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