From: Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@...>
Date: 2005-03-29T04:54:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Best (Windows) Ruby editor

Lothar Scholz <mailinglists@scriptolutions.com> writes:

> Hello B.,
>
> BKOb> Lothar Scholz wrote:
>>> A parser helps only in static typed languages and
>>> for some very easy refactoring moves. Thats why none of the non image
>>> script languages haven't good refactoring tools - and will never
>>> have.
>
> BKOb> Can you explain this further, please?
>
> BKOb> Some refactorings are not relevant to untyped language (e.g., changing
> BKOb> the type).  Others work just fine on the AST (e.g., rename).  What sorts
> BKOb> of problems do you foresee?
>
> This is a typical java -> ruby switcher question :-)
>
> If you want rename method call "subscribe" in class "Newspaper" to a
> method call "register", then how do you know if
>
> foo->subscribe(a,b)
>
> should be renamed?

And how can Smalltalk tell?

>  Lothar Scholz
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