From: Greg Weeks <greg.weeks@...>
Date: 2007-11-15T04:39:25+09:00
Subject: Re: "once" meta-method without "module_eval" (Pickaxe)

First, thanks (you all) for the info I asked for.

> > Am I right to think that eval-ing strings is retro?
>
> I'm not sure there's anything really wrong with eval.  Often the code
> looks cleaner compared to these long winded meta-methods.

My intuition is that a good argument could be given.  But I'm not the
person to give it.

> not to mention it doesn't create a closure/leak...

The fact that I can use "define-method" to *almost but not quite*
achieve the affect of a "def" is almost certainly a Ruby wart.  If I run
into trouble I'll just blame Matz :-)
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