On 22/2/19 16:57, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote: > >> On 22 Feb 2019, at 22:35, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote: >> >> If it’s always been that way - and things rely on it, sure. >> >> But it doesn’t feel like the Smalltalk way to me. >> >> Having to know about adding -1 seems very C, whereas Smalltalk always seems >> more natural ... and 5 to: 1 seems like you would count down, not be an >> empty range and do nothing. >> >> But as you say, it’s personal. I’m still curious though. > I personally would find it cool if > > 10 to: 1 > > counted down, it feels natural. But I must say I haven't thought it through. > > I do known that Interval is a class that leads to lots of discussions and > disagreements. > I agree with Tim and Sven: "bigger to: smaller" should count backwards, if we think in the way we used on a day to day expectation.
Cheers, Offray
