On 2009-11-04, Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz / ruby-lang.org> wrote: > In message "Re: Ruby doesn't implement x++ for Fixnum's because ???" > on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:31:46 +0900, Marnen Laibow-Koser <marnen / marnen.org> writes: >|I believe you are quite wrong. If a destructive function like gsub! can >|be implemented as a method, then I see no reason that +=, |=, or postfix >|++ couldn't be. > Only if you accept the language that can change the value of 1 to 2. > I don't. Hmph. Fortran can change constants, why's Ruby so much less powerful? :) -s p.s.: Thanks much for providing such an enjoyable language. -- Copyright 2009, all wrongs reversed. Peter Seebach / usenet-nospam / seebs.net http://www.seebs.net/log/ <-- lawsuits, religion, and funny pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_(Scientology) <-- get educated!