<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">It’s specifically that #asEverythingICanThinkOf is used pervasively and polymorphically throughout the system to convert an object of one class to another. Overloading that convention should probably be avoided in my view.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Counter-arguments are (of course) invited. I’m okay with adding #butX if it really helps people. I’m not sure it would though. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">—C</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 3, 2019, at 1:48 PM, Phil B <<a href="mailto:pbpublist@gmail.com">pbpublist@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div>Casey,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Interesting and good point... hadn't thought about it from that angle (i.e. #as<whatever> as being a weak indicator for instancing). What do you think about Juan's #but... idea?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Quibble away... no point in changing out one set of flaws for another unless there's a significant net gain.</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 3, 2019, 12:17 PM Casey Ransberger via Cuis-dev <<a href="mailto:cuis-dev@lists.cuis.st" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cuis-dev@lists.cuis.st</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Below<br>
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> On Apr 28, 2019, at 5:43 PM, Phil B via Cuis-dev <<a href="mailto:cuis-dev@lists.cuis.st" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">cuis-dev@lists.cuis.st</a>> wrote:<br>
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> FWIW, my first thought was along the lines of #asDarkerColor which fits with the other #as* methods but doesn't read as nicely<br>
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Hrm... don’t like #as... here because #asSomething normally answers an instance of a different class with regard to the receiver. This would confuse my expectations. <br>
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Sorry to quibble about naming... I see where you’re coming from, though. <br>
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