From: Ryan Davis Date: 2007-07-17T16:54:06+09:00 Subject: Re: What is the fastest way to convert a object? On Jul 17, 2007, at 00:31 , Magicloud Magiclouds wrote: > I am using DRb, and I have many data models need to be generated on > server and sent to client. So I think a smaller object would be > better. Right? Wrong. Just do what you need to do in the simplest implementation possible. Worry about size/bandwidth/other when it actually becomes a problem. Chances are, it won't. For all you know, you could have been done by now. Wait... What makes you think that Object.new is smaller than Test.new? No. Just write your code for correctness and stop optimizing stuff you aren't measuring in the first place. You'll be happier.