From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2009-08-17T21:38:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Bizarre Range behavior

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Yukihiro Matsumoto<matz@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> I admit 1.8 behavior in above example is simpler to implement, but 1.9
> behavior follows our (or more precisely "my") unwritten expectation of
> character iteration.

Matz, FWIW, and I don't think I'm alone, my expectations are based on
Ruby being object oriented meaning, for example, that things related
to iteration/enumeration should be understandable based on messages
being sent to the elements.

Any magic which can't be explained in these terms 'astonishes' me.

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