From: Vincent Fourmond <vincent.fourmond@9online.fr>
Date: 2006-12-19T06:59:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Simple copy of attributes

Paul Lutus wrote:
> My personal view is that you should create a class responsible for data
> handling and processing, and include methods capable of cloning some or all
> of the data members of one instance of the class to another. That way, you
> will have encapsulated the specifics of the data copying or processing
> within the class.

  I agree that that would be the Ruby OO way. But, let's face it, for
small scripts, a script-like procedural approach is much faster and
easier to develop. For one, I discovered I would use another class just
about when I reached the line where it became necessary...

	Vince

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