'alias' is special syntax in Ruby. This emphasizes my point: You, as the user of Ruby, do not have the power that the language designers have. You cannot crea

'alias' is special syntax in Ruby. This emphasizes my point: You, as the user of Ruby, do not have the power that the language designers have. You cannot create new syntax rules. I argue that this power is a necessary component for creating true EDSLs, but in practice the term is used much more loosely.