"Ary Manzana" <a...@esperanto.org.ar> wrote in message news:jjd21r$6ni$1...@digitalmars.com... > > Sample Ruby session: > > > irb > ruby-1.8.7-p352 :001 > [1, 2, 3].count > => 3 > ruby-1.8.7-p352 :002 > [1, 2, 3].length > => 3 > ruby-1.8.7-p352 :003 > [1, 2, 3].size > => 3 > > I never saw *anyone* complaining about this. When you write, you choose > whatever is convenient to you (whatever comes to your mind first). When > you read it, it's understandable. Nobody wonders "why didn't he wrote > 'length' instead of 'size'", because the meaning is clear.
I would wonder what the subtle distinction is. FWIW.