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> It makes good sense to me -- if we're trying to move a piano from you > to > me then either you can push or your end or I can pull on my end: we're > operating on different ends of it, but the effect in both cases is > moving in one direction. As a mnemonic for remembering which side push/pull operate on, I agree. (A stalled car etc.) It would be nice if the corresponding functions could similarly be opposed without the potential confusion for beginners, but I realize that may not be possible, and your example is at least convincing that it's better than shift/unshift.Thread Previous | Thread Next