From: Paul Mckibbin <pmckibbin@...>
Date: 2008-03-11T19:39:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Which is better -- method option or multiple methods?

Avdi Grimm wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Paul Mckibbin <pmckibbin@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Method options are better if you ever want to extend it. I personally
>>  would have both in library code, but would be inclined to keep the
>>  multiple method code private to keep the interface clean.
> 
> I would do just the opposite, for the same reason.  #align_left
>  makes it completely obvious what the method will do on the first
> glance.  #align() forces me to look up the valid arguments.

You need to read the later post, or look at the code. We're actually 
agreeing that
having separate methods are better than a single method.

Mac

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