From: David Heinemeier Hansson <david@...>
Date: 2004-12-30T10:36:29+09:00
Subject: Re: #send and private methods

> What's the rationale for having #send bypass the private status of a 
> method?

That it's endlessly useful to be able to mindfully sidestep the rules 
when the pressures are right. I use this to much delight in various 
places in Rails where I'm well aware of the fact that the call is to a 
private, but I choose to anyway.

To me, that's the essence of Ruby. Guidance, not constraints. Make it 
ugly instead of impossible.

Three cheers for a send that sidesteps visibility ;)!
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