From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-05-20T19:11:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby reference recommendations


"Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk" <qrczak@knm.org.pl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:200305200935.32508.qrczak@knm.org.pl...
> Dnia wto 20. maja 2003 08:10, Dave napisa�:

> I'm surprised that so many people are confused by that.

Maybe part of the confutions comes from the fact that you can define []=
which makes code look as if you could modify an internal reference (e.g.
in Hash).

> Most languages, and
> almost all modern languages, work like this, and the model is really
simple -
> there is one way to pass arguments, one way to return results, and no
> implicit copying. These languages don't include C, C++ and Pascal
though.

:-)) And you have to include Java in the list - because of its primitive
types.

OT: For a complete list of the other disadvantages of this inconsistency
do a search for "Primitive Types Considered Harmful".

    robert