Why "Kernel.puts" and not "Kernel.put"?

[shady...@gmail.com]

It puzzles me since other methods such as "Array.fill" or
"String.slice" all use the imperative mood, the one without an "s"
attached to a verb, but "Kernel.puts" uses third-person singluar, the
one with an "s." Is there a reason behind the different naming?

[Daniel Schierbeck]

`puts' and `gets' are not words used solely by Ruby. In fact, I think
practically all programming languages use them.

I've always thought they were abbreviations of `put string' and `get
string', respectively.

Daniel

[Tim Hunter]

I'm reasonably certain the method is named after the "puts" ("put
string") function in the standard C library. There are many methods in
Ruby that are named the same as their corresponding C or Unix function:
system, raise, fork, printf and sprintf, putc, exit, etc.

[paul.de...@gmail.com]

"puts" stands for "put string". For a detailed explanation, please go
to http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/?Chapter=04

Paul Denlinger

[shady...@gmail.com]

Awesome. Thanks.