From: Robert Dober Date: 2008-05-17T04:31:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Monkey Patching (definition)? On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Phillip Gawlowski wrote: > Yes and no. Monkey patching it is called, if one ignores potential side > effects, or performs something dangerous, like re-opening a a Core class. > Sorry Philip to disagree slightly, re-opening a Core class is not dangerous it is potentially dangerous. I would it call dangerous in libraries not applications and still there are libraries specifically made to do this as e.g. Facets. Ok as OP is a nuby maybe we might say dangerous after all, but not tabou at least ;). > | How would you call this style of programming? I'm asking because I'm > | quite new to Ruby and currently trying to learn the right vocabulary to > | easily communicate with other Ruby programmers. I am definitely not > | looking for flame war! Hey if you were looking for a flame war, this is not the best place anyway ;), no worries your question is a sensitive one! > > Probably 'dynamic'. :P Absolutely agree here > Robert -- http://ruby-smalltalk.blogspot.com/ --- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. Ludwig Wittgenstein