From: Devin Mullins <twifkak@...>
Date: 2005-09-23T06:05:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Large Ruby Apps ?

klancaster1957@gmail.com wrote:

>I don't know why anyone would consider having tools (like compilers)
>help catch errors as "old school". Personally, I want every tool I use
>to help me catch my goofs. I've just started using Ruby, and while I am
>jazzed with the language and really excited about Rails in particular,
>the relative lack of support for static code checking and runtime
>debugging as compared to C#/Java/etc. is a little disconcerting. In
>those languages, I rely on unit testing, static checkers, AND runtime
>checking to insure that I get it right.
>Keith
>  
>
On a similar thread to Ara's, the ability for an IDE to do IntelliSense 
/ static checking / etc. comes at the cost of requiring a pretty boring* 
programming language. Any language in which you can do this:

        # execute the request simulating a specific http method and 
set/volley the response
        %w( get post put delete head ).each do |method|
          class_eval <<-EOV
            def #{method}(action, parameters = nil, session = nil, flash 
= nil)
              @request.env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = "#{method.upcase}"
              process(action, parameters, session, flash)
            end
          EOV
        end

is not going to be IntelliSensed properly.

Devin

*You know what I mean.