From: Tony Arcieri <tony.arcieri@...>
Date: 2012-08-16T09:01:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Print method

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On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Henry Maddocks <hmaddocks@me.com> wrote:

> I know it's a common example in OOD text books, that an object has a print
> method (or draw or display), but that design is wrong. [...] Ruby has done
> the correct thing.
>

Oh has it now?

1.8.7 :001 > "Hello world!".display
Hello world!
=> nil

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Tony Arcieri

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Henry Maddocks =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:hmaddocks@me.com" target=3D"_blank"=
>hmaddocks@me.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div class=3D"im">I know it&#39;s a common example in OOD text books, that =
an object has a print method (or draw or display), but that design is wrong=
. [...]=A0Ruby has done the correct thing.</div></blockquote><div><br></div=
>

<div>Oh has it now?=A0</div></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div>1.8.7 :001 &g=
t; &quot;Hello world!&quot;.display</div><div>Hello world!</div><div>=3D&gt=
; nil=A0</div></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Tony Arcieri<br><br>

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