From: Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen@...>
Date: 2009-11-11T00:25:43+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR enumerable extra into core

Roger Pack wrote:
[...]
> 
> 
>>> list.map(:method, arg1)
> 
> This would be a natural extension of being able to do list.map(:method)
> 
> but it feels less intuitive than forcing the user to do
> 
>>> list.map{|i| i.method(arg) }
> 
> Or does it?
> Thoughts?

Questions like this point to the very flaws that indicate that list.map 
:method is a bad idea.  If you understand :symbol.to_proc, or its 
abbreviation &:symbol, there is no need for the proposed syntax.

> -r

Best,
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