From: Phlip <phlip2005@...>
Date: 2009-02-14T03:13:37+09:00
Subject: Re: If you are unhappy with the direction of Ruby 1.8.7+, respond

> No, it's not a gray area.  Anyone who has a basic understanding of
> hash-tables doesn't even think about the iteration order.

There's a big difference between abstract computer science theory and pragmatic 
technology.

Ruby uses option-hashes as an emergent "named parameters" system. We have 
hundreds of DSLs written with them.

After these DSLs can see the order that the user-programmer wrote the 
parameters, they are free to use this order to grow more powerful.

-- 
   Phlip