h.fulton / att.net writes: > Mirko Nasato wrote: > > > > > I adore not to be forced to use parens for no-args methods, because i like > > to think there is no real difference in meaning between getting the value > > of a variable and calling a no-args method which returns a value, so the > > syntax can be the same, too. > > > > I tend to agree with you! Absolutely - it's in line with the uniform access principle, and makes a big difference to readability. The standardization of accessor methods in Ruby is a big win. Dave