[#11439] comments needed for Random class — "NAKAMURA, Hiroshi" <nakahiro@...>

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15 messages 2007/06/12

[#11450] Re: new method dispatch rule (matz' proposal) — David Flanagan <david@...>

This is a late response to the very long thread that started back in

17 messages 2007/06/13

[#11482] Ruby Changes Its Mind About Non-Word Characters — James Edward Gray II <james@...>

Does this look like a bug to anyone else?

10 messages 2007/06/16

[#11505] Question about the patchlevel release cycle — Sylvain Joyeux <sylvain.joyeux@...4x.org>

1.8.6 thread support was broken in bad ways. It stayed for three months

20 messages 2007/06/20
[#11512] Re: Question about the patchlevel release cycle — Urabe Shyouhei <shyouhei@...> 2007/06/20

Hi, I'm the 1.8.6 branch manager.

[#11543] Re: Apple reportedly to ship with ruby 1.8.6-p36 unless informed what to patch — James Edward Gray II <james@...>

On Jun 27, 2007, at 4:47 PM, Bill Kelly wrote:

10 messages 2007/06/27

Re: new method dispatch rule (matz' proposal)

From: "Meinrad Recheis" <meinrad.recheis@...>
Date: 2007-06-14 00:40:46 UTC
List: ruby-core #11455
On 6/13/07, David Flanagan <david@davidflanagan.com> wrote:
> Meinrad,
>
> I favor leaving private methods exactly as they currently are, but
> adding a new mechanism or visibility level that a class writer can use
> to ensure that local helper methods are not overwritten.  Surely the
> author of a class ought to have the right to decide whether subclassers
> are allowed to meddle!
>
>      David
>
Hmm, but if there is something about a superclass which cannot be
changed (not even by using some backdoor) the re-usability of that
class is poor because it might not be possible to adapt the class to
specific needs. It is impossible for the author to predict all
possible use cases. That's why everything should be allowed. Nobody
wants that others decide what he needs or needs not.

I agree with you that prevention of *accidental* overwriting of
private methods is a good thing though.

-- henon

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