From: David Alan Black <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-04-22T09:09:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Creating bang methods

Hi --

"Ara.T.Howard" <ahoward@fattire.ngdc.noaa.gov> writes:

> On 21 Apr 2004, David Alan Black wrote:
> 
> > This is also why there are no ++ and -- operators in Ruby.  1++ would mean
> > that the actual number 1 would henceforth mean 2.  
> 
> i think we should try to talk matz into this for a minor release.  maybe the
> release slated for 2005-04-01?

:-)  And we could speed it up:

2005--
22.times { 1++ }

Hmmm.... I see the makings of a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster....


David

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David A. Black
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