From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-06-11T23:48:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Why the lack of mixing-in support for Class methods?

Hi --

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: Why the lack of mixing-in support for Class methods?"
>    on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:43:11 +0900, transfire@gmail.com writes:
>
> |As you say, meta-programming can take care of it, but the biggest
> |problem with meta-programming approaches is that everyone is using
> |there own variation.
>
> Don't get me wrong.  I didn't say that I wouldn't do nothing, and let
> you help yourself using meta-programming features.  I'd happy to add
> the standard feature to achieve your goal, if it really is a generic
> requirement.  I like the solution that Daniel has shown in
> [ruby-talk:196730].

It looks reasonable though I would recommend not calling the method
"class_methods".  That has the effect of freezing, in the language,
the status and purpose of singleton methods on module and class
objects.  I know that "class methods" is of course a conventional way
to refer to those methods, but I'd be sorry to see it introduced at
the language level at the expense of the generality of the current
design.


David

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