From: _why <why@...>
Date: 2008-05-08T01:18:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Word for monkeypatching

On May 7, 2008, at 5:08 AM, David A. Black wrote:
> All "monkey" connotations are negative, and the issue of whether or not
> its a good idea to modify existing classes in any given case is a lot
> more complicated.

To their credit, monkeys are rather playful.  And they do use their
tails, unlike some dogs I know.

Oh and the JavaScript engine in Mozilla is called SpiderMonkey.  I
guess that will haunt them forever.

_why