From: Piergiuliano Bossi Date: 2005-09-22T00:41:38+09:00 Subject: Re: [ANN] Dissident 0.1, a Ruby dependency injection container Piergiuliano Bossi wrote: > Logan Capaldo wrote: > >> This is a little OT, but every-time dependency injection comes up I >> go a googling, and I never seem to be able to wrap my head around an >> explanation of what it is, and what the purpose is. Could someone >> point me to a good explanation? >> > > Check: > *) http://martinfowler.com/bliki/InversionOfControl.html > *) http://martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html > > The whole point is about lower coupling, higher cohesion, enhance > independence, ease testing in isolation. > > Ciao > Giuliano > Ehm, to be precise I'm not advocating the use of an IoC container; on the other side, the principle of dependency injection is an important tool to put in your box. Giuliano -- If you want to send me an email address should be 'p', then a dot, followed by 'bossi' at 'quinary', another dot and 'com' at last