From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2008-12-08T01:52:19+09:00
Subject: Re: class vrs. method

Oh, now THAT's fun (and helpful). Thanks!

t.

ara.t.howard wrote:
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> On Dec 7, 2008, at 3:58 AM, Tom Cloyd wrote:
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>> Am I missing something? Can anyone give me a compelling reason to 
>> write fewer methods and more classes?
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> class YouCanTellThisStuffGoesTogether
> end
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> class ThisDeclaresTheAtomsYouThinkAboutTheProblemIn
> end
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> class ThisPreservesTheGlobalNamespace
> end
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> class ThisGiveMeATypeForArgumentAndInterfaceChecking
> end
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> class ThisProvidesAClearPlaceToChopTheProgramUpIntoFiles
> end
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> class ThisReducesTheArgumentPassingByKeepingStateWithBehavior
> end
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> class ThisAllowsMeToRefineAndSpecializeMethodsInSubclasses
> end
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> class IsJustAnotherAbstractionLayerALongWithMethodsClosuresAndModules
> end
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> 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.
>
> a @ http://codeforpeople.com/
> -- 
> we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being 
> better. simply reflect on that.
> h.h. the 14th dalai lama
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