From: Christian Neukirchen Date: 2006-09-10T18:27:22+09:00 Subject: Re: How to read and write 80 column punched cards with Ruby Alex Fenton writes: > Tip - don't use method_missing unless you really have to; there is > often another way, e.g. define_method. Some well-known libraries do > it but it really screws up debugging and reflection, and makes > method dispatch even slower. It's true that method_missing often is a source of problems and should be avoided if possible, but with regards to speed, you should benchmark first before making such as statement. I was surprised when I benchmarked it some time ago. > alex -- Christian Neukirchen http://chneukirchen.org