From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2002-04-05T19:26:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Is eval a code/design smell?

Sean Middleditch wrote:

> If you are
> dynamically generating code, you are probably doing things in a much
> uglier way than you should be


I don't see his.

> (and Ruby should/does provide the faster,
> prettier ways of doing things).


For example?

If I generate a lib from a schema, this takes some time for large schemas.
So I don't do this every time I use the lib, but simple load the 
generated lib; fast.
No schema required anymore(in which case I would happily use eval.)

What alternative would you suggest here?


Tobi


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