From: "ara.t.howard" <ara.t.howard@...>
Date: 2008-12-08T00:10:01+09:00
Subject: Re: class vrs. method


On Dec 7, 2008, at 3:58 AM, Tom Cloyd wrote:

> Am I missing something? Can anyone give me a compelling reason to  
> write fewer methods and more classes?



class YouCanTellThisStuffGoesTogether
end

class ThisDeclaresTheAtomsYouThinkAboutTheProblemIn
end

class ThisPreservesTheGlobalNamespace
end

class ThisGiveMeATypeForArgumentAndInterfaceChecking
end

class ThisProvidesAClearPlaceToChopTheProgramUpIntoFiles
end

class ThisReducesTheArgumentPassingByKeepingStateWithBehavior
end

class ThisAllowsMeToRefineAndSpecializeMethodsInSubclasses
end

class IsJustAnotherAbstractionLayerALongWithMethodsClosuresAndModules
end

class IsMisusedAndOverrated
end

module SomeTimesIsBetter
end

var = 42
closures_hide_information_too = lambda{ }

def even_methods_can
   method(:even_methods_can).instance_variable_set '@static', 42
end


### one thing classes often fail to deliver on is making code more re- 
usable, however they nearly always assist in making it re-editable,  
which is vastly more important.

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