From: Tom Sawyer <transami@...>
Date: 2002-08-04T22:08:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Assoc Class (Hash Pairs)

On Sun, 2002-08-04 at 06:40, David Alan Black wrote:

> I don't think what you're describing, if I'm understanding it, is a
> superset of regular hashes.  But in any case -- why would you want
> something to displace hashes?  The usefulness of hashes is pretty well
> established.  You can always *add* functionality to Ruby -- it's not a
> zero-sum game :-)

thanks david, that was very helpful. i had forgotten that hashes could
be designated with commas, although i find that notation lacking some
clarity. and the hash default helps too. so i can basically do what i
need with out extraneous code hanging about. awesome.

on the other hand i have this odd inclination toward everything being an
object in an OOPL. even hash pairs. call me crazy! :-)

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~transami