From: Shadowfirebird <shadowfirebird@...>
Date: 2011-03-09T07:26:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Duplicate methods removal in Ruby's TODO ?

> I'd guess reasons are obvious. You have to remember not only method
> names but also their aliases you personally do not use just for the
> sake of understanding other's source code. It does make you not a bit 
> more
> productive. I'd prefer to spare my memory for much more important and 
> useful things.

Which would, I admit, be a fine argument.  If it were not for the fact that ruby method names are all so damn intuitive.  I for one don't have to remember anything; the names tell me roughly what the method does.  And there is always ri to remind me of any details.