From: Rob Lally <ruby@...>
Date: 2005-04-15T03:16:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Needle and Parameterized Services

Jamis Buck wrote:
>> On Apr 13, 2005, at 2:19 PM, Rob Lally wrote: 
>> IMHO dependency injection is a good thing and Needle is an excellent 
>> example of a DI framework. With lots of non OO developers coming in to 
>> Ruby via Rails it would be an excellent opportunity to spread the word 
>> about a valuable and powerful technique. I know that Rails values 
>> convention over configuration ... but sometimes configuration is 
>> necessary.  When is it Needle provides a solid, flexible solution.
>>
> 
> Thank-you, Rob. I'm glad you have found Needle useful. What I think 
> would really help the understanding of DI in Ruby is if you could maybe 
> write a brief article about how, specifically, you are using DI in your 
> projects. I'd be happy to host that article on my blog if you'd like, or 
> perhaps even Chad could host it on RubyGarden.


I will dig out my writers hat and see what I can put together. If people here think it is worthwhile I'll see if it's 
worth putting up somewhere permenantly.

R.