From: Aaron Patterson <aaron@...>
Date: 2009-11-13T01:41:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Enumerable#find_yield, useful shortcut? better name?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 01:07:41AM +0900, Intransition wrote:
> This method has long been suggested to me as #map_detect. At first I
> wasn't sure of it's usefulness. But now I think it's okay. (Your
> thoughts?). In any case, the name has to go. Currently I'm thinking
> #find_yield. Any better suggestions?

I would call the method "unnecessary".  Especially since we already have
a built in syntax which is more concise:

  [1,2,3].find { |_| false }      # => nil
  [1,2,3].find { |_| false } || 1 # => 1

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