Issue #19987 has been updated by rubyFeedback (robert heiler). I think conceptually .first() is not the same as .sample(). At the least when I read it, I would assume that .first() yields the first five elements (if the argument is 5), whereas .sample() should probably return 5 random elements. Not sure if others read it the same way, but that was my initial impression. ---------------------------------------- Feature #19987: add sample method to Range https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19987#change-105161 * Author: horv77@protonmail.com (Andras Horvath) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- Dear Devs, I'd like to suggest a change. Since the following works: (1..99).first(5) Therefore this one could be logical and useful to work: (1..99).sample(5) Thanks, Andras -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/