From: Erik Hollensbe <erik@...>
Date: 2008-08-31T10:09:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Please don't flame me...why is there no "++" in Ruby again ?

David Masover wrote:
> On Saturday 30 August 2008 13:11:38 Erik Hollensbe wrote:
>> David Masover wrote:
>> > Why not add a ++ that works the same way += does?
> 
>> 1++ would have to operate (essentially) like 1.succ!
> 
> Except 1++ wouldn't work, any more than 1 += 1 would work.
> 
> But it's by no means impossible, or a fundamental change to the 
> language.
> All it does is make the parser more complex.

You're right, and boy is that an embarassing omission on my part. :)

-Erik
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