From: Enrique Comba Riepenhausen Date: 2007-05-09T18:13:03+09:00 Subject: Re: [ANN] - Ruby Patterns On 9 May 2007, at 10:25, Felipe Contreras wrote: > On 5/9/07, Enrique Comba Riepenhausen 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 :) Ok, point taken :P > > -- > Felipe Contreras >