IMO, the difference between Ruby and other languages is method calling.
Other languages can reference the method by .method_name without (), but ruby can't because Ruby doesn't need () for method call.
The .: looks like method calling ., with additional : can reference the method. That makes sense to me.
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In other programming languages, they have more convenient way to reference the method.
gist.github.com/americodls/20981b2...
bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13581
IMO, the difference between Ruby and other languages is method calling.
Other languages can reference the method by
.method_namewithout(), but ruby can't because Ruby doesn't need()for method call.The
.:looks like method calling., with additional:can reference the method. That makes sense to me.