From: Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@...>
Date: 2005-10-05T13:19:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Monitoring total memory usage?

On 10/4/05, Andrew Backer <awbacker@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need to monitor the memory usage of a ruby script, and I would like
> to see if I can do it with within the program itself, or from a monitor
> script also in ruby.  Is there a way to do this?  Using school as an
> excuse to learn ruby, and this is one part of it.
>
> just thought i'd throw my 2c in
> 1) no true reference parameters is a pain (how do i write a swap!)
> 2) a,b = b,a is the coolest thing ( oh, thats how! )
> 3) array wrapping can be an error and is not to be allowed sometimes
> 4) (can I turn it off?)

What the heck do you mean by 'array wrapping'?

> 5) it is so easy to extend built in classes! ( added an array.resize() )
> 6) why is there no serious formatting support built into the objects? I
> guess I'm spoiled by C# now.

What do you mean by 'formatting support'?