From: ptkwt@...1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson)
Date: 2001-11-22T04:14:25+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26062] Re: call_myself

In article <3BFBF664.9080700@pinkjuice.com>,
Tobias Reif  <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com> wrote:
>Michael Neumann wrote:
>
>
>>>Sometimes, this is not obvious, because there might me a lot of other code.
>>>
>>>def some_method arg
>>>   # many LOC
>>>   # some_method mod_arg
>>>end
>>>
>>>Is there something that makes it clear that the method calls itself?
>> 
>> But do we really need this? I've never had problems with unwanted
>> recursions.
>
>
>me neither. It's not about unwanted recursions: it's about making it 
>clearer what happens in the code, to make it more accessible, and easier 
>to understand.

>
>If in a method def, after *many* LOC, there is a call to the method 
>itself, it is not obvious that it's a call to itself.
>

I'm not sure your 'call_myself' proposal would make it any clearer 'after 
*many* LOC'.  If the whole function doesn't fit on one page of your editor 
then you'd still have to go looking to see what 'call_myself' is calling.

Phil