From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-01-04T23:12:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Little Things


Devin Mullins wrote:

> My point was that we need not extract the cool methods into Pervasives
> in order to achieve metaprogramming simplicity.

Yes, you're right. It's not neccessary. But it's also not
metaprogramming with guaranteed behavior. I tend to lean toward the
guaranteed bahavior myself. But the other is okay IF the methods stay
out or our way --but that doesn't mean they have to be ugly and it
certainly doesn't mean we should think we have solved the problem by
adding an extra ugly alias.

> (On a side note: How do you find the true class of a BlankSlate?)

In my version I added an intermediary. Eg.

  blankslate.self.class

(though I've never been sure what the best name for it is)

T.