[ruby-talk:11091] Re: Ruby Netiquitte

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      On Saturday 17 February 2001 22:27, jweirich / one.net wrote: 
      > >>>>> "Jim" == jweirich  <jweirich / one.net> writes: 
      > 
      >     Jim> b[6] doesn't exist either.  Yet b[6,2] returns an empty string. 
      > 
      > Oops ... I meant "empty list".   But of course you knew that :-) Yes, but we are comparing apples and crates. 
      a[6,2] returns nil because a[6,2] is 'not an apple'. 
      b[6,2] returns an empty crate. 

      So...given my universally recognized twisted view of everthing, this behavior 
      does make some sort of sense. ;-) 

      Regards, 

      Kent Starr 
      elderburn / mindspring.com 



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    <TD colSpan=2 height=300 vAlign=top width="100%"><FONT size=2>On Saturday 
      17 February 2001 22:27, jweirich / one.net wrote: <BR>&gt; 
      &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; "Jim" == jweirich&nbsp; &lt;jweirich / one.net&gt; 
      writes: <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim&gt; b[6] doesn't 
      exist either.&nbsp; Yet b[6,2] returns an empty string. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; 
      Oops ... I meant "empty list".&nbsp;&nbsp; But of course you knew that :-) 
      <BR><BR>Yes, but we are comparing apples and crates. <BR>a[6,2] returns 
      nil because a[6,2] is 'not an apple'. <BR>b[6,2] returns an empty crate. 
      <BR><BR>So...given my universally recognized twisted view of everthing, 
      this behavior <BR>does make some sort of sense. ;-) <BR><BR>Regards, 
      <BR><BR>Kent Starr 
<BR>elderburn / mindspring.com</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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