From: dblack@...
Date: 2002-10-31T00:31:24+09:00
Subject: Re: method-call style (Was: Tiny Featureless Ruby Web Server)

Hi --

On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Phlip wrote:

> Paul Brannan wrote:
>
> > I do the same thing.  It makes it clear that I'm calling a method and
> > not retrieving an attribute.  I suppose it comes from my C++ background:
> >
> >   class Foo
> >   {
> >     void foo()
> >     int bar;
> >   };
>
> Programming is about communicating with humans first, a computer second.
>
> (I'm aware my snippet hardly exemplifies this lofty ideal...)
>
> I do it to say "calling a function here".
>
> Props to Matz for not making me always do it. For example,
>
>         puts indescribable.public_methods.sort()
>
> Drop the middle () because it's redundant.

True... but the last () is too, since public_methods.sort can only be
a method call.  I guess it's a question of what the eye is used to.
As you point out, we all get to choose, without any loss of clarity
:-)


David

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