From: Rein Henrichs <reinh@...>
Date: 2010-06-15T08:21:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Metaprograming

On 2010-06-14 10:36:57 -0700, Jes��s Gabriel y Gal��n said:

> Of course, it might very well be the case that to solve OP's problem,
> this is not necessary at all and that studying his original problem
> might lead to a different solution, but in any case I see no harm in
> explaining him method_missing and how to define methods. Feel free to
> ask him about what problem he is trying to solve, and maybe we can
> come up with a better solution.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jesus.

Agreed. I would prefer that we attempt to understand a bit more of the 
context of the question.

Rant follows:

Questions like these are often the result of something like the 
Dunning���Kruger effect, where the questioner may not know enough to know 
that the question is bad and may only receive a confusing or misleading 
answer. For example:

A: "How can I get more angular velocity out of this screwdriver?"

B: "Um, just twist it harder."

A: "Ok, that isn't helping me drive this nail in."

B: *facepalm* "Oh, you should be using a hammer."

TL;DR: Why does OP want to define methods dynamically? What business 
value would this provide?


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