From: Steve Litt <slitt@...>
Date: 2005-12-31T22:37:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Method for turning strings into code

On Saturday 31 December 2005 06:07 am, Timothy Hunter wrote:
> Steve Litt wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > What is the Ruby technique for turning strings into executable code?
>
> Via one of the various forms of eval. However, using eval on arbitrary
> strings is insecure, so generally it's considered bad form. There's even
> a slogan: "Eval is evil." The preferred technique is to build a solution
> using Ruby's dynamic programming facilities.

Where do I find out more about Ruby's dynamic programming facilities?

SteveT

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