From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-07-16T04:02:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Preferred monkeypatching technique

On Jul 15, 2006, at 9:37 AM, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006, Daniel Martin wrote:
>> Okay, but now if two different files include this exact code, you're
>> re-generating the same symbols.  This is why I used ||=, making your
>> code:
>>
>> class Symbol
>>  @gensym_count ||= 0
>>  def Symbol.gensym
>>    ("__gensym__%X" % @gensym_count += 1).intern
>>  end
>> end
>>
>> At the very least, two people using the same exact code to define
>> gensym shouldn't collide with each other.
>
> if two different files have this exact same code inlined the  
> programmer should be shot.  if two different files require a third  
> that contains this code then there will be no problem.

Indeed, but I think you're being too kind.

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