From: Patrick Hurley <phurley@...>
Date: 2006-07-07T08:22:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Redefining core classes

On 7/6/06, Damaris Fuentes <dfl_maradentro@yahoo.es> wrote:
>  My question is� if I run
> this file with the new definitions..., does the core String class of
> Ruby remain changed forever?  I dunno�is not this feature a little
> dangerous?

"Ruby, you'll shoot your eye out"

It is changed until you unchange it, or the interpreter stops -- not
forever. But yes changing core classes is "dangerous." But so are most
things worth doing or having. To quote another movie:

"with great power comes great responsibility"

Write unit tests and enjoy.
pth