From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-11-24T12:22:59+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26287] Re: [OT] Re: KDE or GNOME curiosity question...

Edward Diener <eldiener@earthlink.net> writes:

> > Ruby and many other languages with GC (Java is in the same boat) allow
> > resource finalization when the object is "destroyed".
> 
> I know what the workaround is generally for these RAAI situations. It is 
> to design a member function that essentially says that the object will 
> no longer be used and therefore resources can be released when the 
> member function is called. Then it is up to the user of that object to 
> remember to call that member function when he is finished using that 
> object. To say that I regard this as inelegant and a poor language 
> design is an understatement.

Perhaps you could post one of your current Ruby applications that
illustrates the problem, and we might be able to help you out.

I have to say that this isn't an issue that's ever bitten me in Ruby,
but if you've come across a specific case I'd love to see it.


Regards


Dave