From: Ryan Leavengood <mrcode@...>
Date: 2005-06-27T06:08:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Defining a method vs aliasing it

gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:
> If I'm understanding correctly now, during method redefinition Ruby
> constructs a brand new method body and then binds it to the existing
> name thus breaking the binding made by the previous definition.  If  there
> are multiple bindings to the same method body (via alias) then those old
> bindings still have access to the original method body.

Correct. In addition, as shown in my last email, any Method objects 
created to reference the old method will still reference it, even after 
a redefinition.

Ryan