From: Seebs Date: 2009-11-09T04:20:07+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby doesn't implement x++ for Fixnum's because ??? On 2009-11-08, Tony Arcieri wrote: > But the rebinding is being done by an operator, not a method, and there's > ample precedent for operators that perform rebinding in Ruby (=, +=, -=, /=, > etc) And which of those operators special-case Numeric? Any of them? I don't think so. If it's to be a rebinding operator, it ought to rebind for everything, not just for numerics. -s -- Copyright 2009, all wrongs reversed. Peter Seebach / usenet-nospam@seebs.net http://www.seebs.net/log/ <-- lawsuits, religion, and funny pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_(Scientology) <-- get educated!