[Cuis] Dictionary asSet

[Nicolas Cellier]

2015-03-01 10:52 GMT+01:00 Casey Ransberger <casey.obrien.r at gmail.com>:

> I think it should probably answer a set of associations, specifically, and
> also have a gut feeling that doing so should be relatively cheap. But don't
> worry so much about what I think. Look at what the other dialects do,
> consult book blue, etc...
>
>
Please, no.
A Dictionary behaves as a Collection of values,  it's just that it has
special keys for indexing its contents.
Why should asSet do something different than asArray for example?
If we want a set of associations, we can just write aDictionary
associations asSet.

Nicolas

Annoying Casey behavior: can you think of an SUnit test that confirms the
> bug? I'm not just asking you for a test case, not necessarily, but it would
> be good to define expected behavior in a way that allows us later to know
> that it has changed inadvertently if it does.
>
> The test is more important than the fix, if the code is to be the
> curriculum.
>
> --C
>
> On Feb 28, 2015, at 6:45 PM, "Dan Norton" <dnorton at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> aDictionary asSet should answer a set. Instead, it answers itself (a
> dictionary).
>
>  I tried to create a new issue but the "Submit new issue" button was
> disabled.
>
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