Comment on Don't overload #nil? in RubyparentComments−bodhi14yI recall that this was the default action of Smalltalk? I can't find a reference though, so I am very likely incorrect.In Objective-C nil will absorb any messages too, see the section "Sending Messages to nil" in http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/...−spooneybarger14yIt isn't the default action in smalltalk. nil does not silently absorb messages in smalltalk.
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I recall that this was the default action of Smalltalk? I can't find a reference though, so I am very likely incorrect.
In Objective-C nil will absorb any messages too, see the section "Sending Messages to nil" in http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/...
It isn't the default action in smalltalk. nil does not silently absorb messages in smalltalk.