From: Robert Dober Date: 2008-03-19T23:40:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Parametric module or injecting code via class method? On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Trans wrote: > On Mar 18, 5:30 pm, Trans wrote: > > > > I'd like to dig into these questions a bit more as well --except for > > the fact that I am sick of them. To be straight forward about it, Ruby > > itself is torn. It makes method extensions a snap, which we all know > > has proven itself as a distinct advantage of Ruby. But in turn it's > > inheritance system does nothing to make it easy to do it in a robust > > way. In short, I've come to the (long and drawn out) conclusion that > > Ruby's mixin system is crap. > > Okay, that's overly harsh. (Can you tell I had a bad day yesterday?) > "Weak" is a better description. Not really ;) But it is not Ruby's fault it is the way Mixins are, that's why I am so fond of traits. > > T. > > -- http://ruby-smalltalk.blogspot.com/ --- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. Ludwig Wittgenstein