From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...>
Date: 2007-05-09T17:25:12+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] - Ruby Patterns

On 5/9/07, Enrique Comba Riepenhausen <ecomba@mac.com> wrote:
> Completely agree with you, still patterns solve a problem in a given
> context and obviously (if we are talking about developing software)
> in different languages. I don't believe this problems don't exist
> just because the language is called Ruby or Java or any other name...
>
> The main idea is to capture the essence of the language and to see
> which patterns apply in with way in the language. I posted an
> implementation of the Factory Method yesterday in the pattern
> catalogue and I made it (on purpose and maybe a bit of lack in Ruby
> experience)  as it is described in the book. I am sure there is a
> Ruby way to do exactly that in a nicer, more elegant way, but exactly
> that is what I want to achieve. I would love that people can see the
> AHA, WOW. In the book (or other languages) this seemed so difficult
> and in Ruby I can do this in a bliss... :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Enrique Comba Riepenhausen
>
> On 9 May 2007, at 04:21, Giles Bowkett wrote:
>
> > Another take on Ruby Patterns - you might be better off looking for
> > Ruby **idioms**. Programming Java and programming Ruby can be very
> > different experiences, and it's always good to approach a new topic
> > with the mind of a beginner. Techniques that would be impossible or
> > insane in Java are sometimes the best way to do something in Ruby.

A: It reverses the normal flow of conversation.
Q: What's wrong with top-posting?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What's the biggest scourge on plain text email discussions?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_styles

Just a friendly tip :)

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Felipe Contreras