From: Albert Schlef Date: 2010-02-16T14:11:59+09:00 Subject: Re: 'def', but with a closure Robert Klemme wrote: > Josh's approach with eval has the disadvantage of [...] It has another disadvantage: It's possible to imagine a Ruby implementation that doesn't have a compiler at run-time. It's surprising to see that a few "important" libraries are using eval. ActiveRecord, for example. I wonder why. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.