From: "David A. Black" Date: 2008-05-08T08:55:26+09:00 Subject: Re: Word for monkeypatching On Thu, 8 May 2008, Robert Dober wrote: > On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 9:05 PM, David A. Black wrote: >> Hi -- >> >> >> On Thu, 8 May 2008, Robert Dober wrote: >> >>> Do you have the experience that the expression MP is confusing for >> beginners? >>> >> >> I don't know, because I've never used the term "monkeypatching" except >> in discussions of the term itself, and it's never come up in a class. > Interesting... I should say: the word "monkeypatching" has never come up. The topic of adding functionality to existing class and objects comes up a lot, of course. David -- Rails training from David A. Black and Ruby Power and Light: INTRO TO RAILS June 9-12 Berlin ADVANCING WITH RAILS June 16-19 Berlin INTRO TO RAILS June 24-27 London (Skills Matter) See http://www.rubypal.com for details and updates!