From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hfulton@...>
Date: 2000-06-01T00:57:45-07:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:03061] Re: FailureClass?

This seems like a good idea to me...
Other comments?

Hal


From: Aleksi Niemel� <aleksi.niemela@cinnober.com>

> While we are unloading the multiple meanings of nil (or like 0 in C as
null
> and false and... :) shouldn't we do it to the full extent at once by
> introducing FailureClass and mentioned routines should return a failure
> (instance FailureClass).
>
> Then nil would have only (?) the meaning undefined or unspecified.