Re: Proposal: table.sort returning the sorted table.

[Axel Kittenberger <axkibe@...>]

> table.sort does not return the table to avoid giving the impression that
> it creates a new table. In other words, it stresses the point that the
> sort in performed in place.

I wonder, isn't this paradox to the notion that that is otherwise
uttered many times on the list, and here likely the rather dominant
way of thinking:  "If you don't read the manual carefully, it is your
fault" (# operator, nil vs none discussion, assigning loop variables,
etc). Compared to worry about intention/impression in this case.