Feature #9804: File::CREATE as a synonym for File::CREAT

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[alexeymuranov (Alexey Muranov)]

I would like to have File::CREATE as a synonym for File::CREAT.

[normalperson (Eric Wong)]

[e-mail] wrote:

I would like to have File::CREATE as a synonym for File::CREAT.

At least give a reason for wanting this...

Fwiw, I am against adding more aliases/synonyms to core.
They increases human overhead to learn, and machine overhead to
store/cache.

New aliases will also confuse users on old versions who may browse
the web and find the new documentation.

On a side note, perhaps we should start adding a line like:
"This was added in Ruby X.Y.Z" in our RDoc for new features.
This is common in manpages, AFAICS.

[alexeymuranov (Alexey Muranov)]

I do not think this increases human overhead to learn: CREATE is an English word, CREAT is not. This would allow me to avoid writing in my code

File::CREATE = File::CREAT

[hsbt (Hiroshi SHIBATA)]

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