From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2002-12-03T12:11:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Book for People Who Aren't (Yet) Programmers

Hi sir Gavin (aka Gavin Sinclair [mailto:gsinclair@soyabean.com.au]),

You wrote cheerfully (last Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:35 AM):

> However, !-methods like 
> chomp! are very useful, and quite easy to understand.  If 
> there's a problem understanding them from a newbie's POV, 
> then we need to address that with simple, up-front documentation.

The reason I stay away fr it is that it works only on some. There is no
clear defined rule on where it is applicable.  I do not even know the
complete list of methods that uses "!". I may have to read doc syntax
one-by-one (and test it, too), but that is not being pragmatic, imho.
 
> There's probably info in the FAQ about it already, but the 
> FAQ isn't very well known yet.

FAQ does _not_ mention my concern above..

> Cheers,
> Gavin   (always appreciating botp's thoughts ;)

Many thanks. You are very valuable/helpful in Ruby list.

Best regards,
-botp