Why self?

[Mark McEahern]

> Other than in an obfuscated python contest, I can't think of any reason
> why anybody would *ever* use any variable name other than "self" as the
> first formal parameter of a method.
>
> Have you ever seen an example that does?

iirc, one time this topic came up, someone was all vehement about how their
use of "me" was preferable due to it saving two characters.

whatever.

// m

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