From: Mike Stok <mike@...>
Date: 2008-05-07T23:38:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Word for monkeypatching


On 7-May-08, at 10:27 AM, Phillip Gawlowski wrote:

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> Brian Marick wrote:
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> |
> | David: do you have an alternate word or short phrase suitable for  
> using
> | frequently? That is, something that fits in this sentence:
> |
> |       I got tired of that, so I
> |       monkey-patched <classname>NSNotification</classname>
> |       to define <methodname>[]</methodname>:
>
> While I'm not David, nor do I play him (or any David) on TV, here's my
> two cents:
>
> 'I reopened NSNotification and added/defined [] for use.'
>
> Short, sweet, to the point, and neutral in its connotation.
>
>
> (I admit that I chose 'monkeypatching' earlier to actually invoke the
> negative connotations. Reopening a class shouldn't be done lightly!)


I am a little confused, and maybe my understanding of Ruby classes is  
muddled:

If classes are never closed then why do the need to be (re-)opened?

   'I added [] to NSNotification'

Mike

(These days I spend more time fighting SharePoint or Outlook than  
doing anything useful or interesting, so if I am out of line please  
forgive me.)

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