From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-12-20T04:48:28+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-dev summary 27761-28026

On Dec 19, 2005, at 11:08 AM, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Joel VanderWerf wrote:
>
>> SASADA Koichi wrote:
>> ...
>>> [ruby-dev:27991] GC.always
>>> Akira Tanaka proposed "GC.always" method.  This method forces ruby
>>> interpreter to invoke GC whenever it is invokable.  It means that GC
>>> will be invoked at every object allocations, every memory  
>>> allocations.
>>> This feature helps interpreter debugging around GC bugs.
>>> Matz refused "GC.always" method name (didn't refused this  
>>> feature, only
>>> method name).  Another proposed method name is "GC.debug".
>>> This issue is still open.
>
> i really, really prefer an options based approach to these kinds of  
> things.
> when you have to pick a name for every method the development is  
> slowed.  pick
> a catch-all and configure it:
>
>   GC.gc(:mode => "every") do
>
>   end
>
>
> next week, when someone wants a new feature, it can be added it  
> without
> changing a thing:
>
>   GC.gc(:mode => "every", :pool => MyCustomPool) do
>
>   end

YAGNI

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