[#5563] Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@...>

Lately, I've been thinking about the future of ruby

44 messages 2005/08/19
[#5564] Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...> 2005/08/19

On 8/19/05, Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@yahoo.com> wrote:

[#5571] Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@...> 2005/08/19

--- Austin Ziegler <halostatue@gmail.com> wrote:

[#5574] Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — TRANS <transfire@...> 2005/08/20

Just wanted to add a few things.

[#5581] Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...> 2005/08/20

On 8/19/05, TRANS <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:

[#5583] Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — "David A. Black" <dblack@...> 2005/08/20

Hi --

[#5585] Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods — Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@...> 2005/08/20

--- "David A. Black" <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:

[#5609] Pathname#walk for traversing path nodes (patch) — ES <ruby-ml@...>

Here is a small addition to Pathname against 1.9, probably suited

20 messages 2005/08/22

Re: Non-overridable and non-redefinable methods

From: TRANS <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-08-21 01:14:08 UTC
List: ruby-core #5595
On 8/20/05, Austin Ziegler <halostatue@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/20/05, TRANS <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
> > One could argue that no methods should be redefinable. That classes
> > ought to be subclassed if they are to change at all. I think there is
> > good support for this. Furthermore, if there is such a thing as a
> > proper means of class alternation it is surely AOP.
> 
> But then one isn't arguing about Ruby, but something that I wouldn't
> want to use.

No, why would that be? If you can achieve the same things, where would
the difference lie? In other words, if you couldn't _redefine_
methods, but you could _wrap_ them, the end effect would be the same.

And remember you can still subclass and override. And if you really
have a lot of heavy changes to make, well, then its probably the right
time to get out the old Cut & Paste :-)

T.


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