From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2008-05-08T03:09:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Word for monkeypatching

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James Britt wrote:
| Phillip Gawlowski wrote:
|>
|> 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!)
|
| It's a useful distinction.


Most of the time, I use 'reopen' when talking about this sort of issue.

However, using somewhat drastic measures can get the point across that
it is not to be done lightly.

To abuse a Spideman quote: With great power comes great responsibility.

And reopening a class should be a last resort, not the standard modus
operandi, IMHO.


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