From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-01-16T14:45:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Resetting ruby


On Jan 16, 2006, at 12:39 AM, Jacob Fugal wrote:

> On 1/15/06, Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ok, so change the 'require's to 'load's and then stick it in a
>> loop ;).
>
> That's not quite sufficient. 'load' simply loads the file again. It
> doesn't replace the result of previously loading the file. So if the
> "signature" of the file is the same (all the same classes, methods,
> variables, etc. declared only with different values/implementations)
> you're good. But in the more frequent case where the signature changes
> in a non-additive way (e.g. a method is removed), that change is *not*
> propagated by a new load. That means the method that was removed is
> still available within the test script, which may cause some tests to
> pass which should fail and would fail if run under a new instance.
>
> Jacob Fugal
>

I know, hence the smiley face. I still think this idea is a little  
extreme for the minor savings you'd get out of it.