From: Joel VanderWerf <joelvanderwerf@...>
Date: 2013-03-22T01:55:39+09:00
Subject: Re: fixedpnt 0.0.1: Binary Fixed Point Calculations

On 03/21/2013 03:51 AM, Axel Friedrich wrote:
>> A random api suggestion... consider using #[]= as an alias for #assign,
>
> I see the advantages. Only thing is, I can't remember to have seen this
> before, without any "argument" inside []. I mean, for example,
> 'hello'[0] = 'H', has a 0 as "argument" inside []. Isn't this syntax
> (without argument) very strange or would it be seen as "good ruby"/"the
> ruby way"?

A reasonable concern. I don't think I've seen this construct (#[]= and 
#[] with no args) used before either. Every other operator forces a 
particular arity. I see no reason not to take advantage of this special 
case. The ruby way is in the eye of the beholder...