From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-10-02T02:39:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Mode method for Array

On 01.10.2008 18:17, David A. Black wrote:

> It doesn't; I'm just using it to separate the collection and a
> potential "mapping".
> 
>    [1,2,3,4,5].map("") {...}   # Result:  "Hi."
> 
> I don't think that << correctly represents the concept of mapping, so
> I would not want map to be generalized to any <<-capable target
> object. It's more a <<'ing, or something, than a mapping. It happens
> that the current behavior of map can be implemented using << and an
> empty array, but I don't think that means that << per se is at the
> heart of mapping.

Ah, now I get your point.  Thanks for elaborating.  So you'd rather call 
such a method #append or similar.

Kind regards

	robert