From: Christoph <chr_news@...>
Date: 2002-09-11T07:15:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Larry Wall's comments on Ruby

"Yukihiro Matsumoto"  wrote in
....
> Multi-method is kinda like multiple inheritance.  It is *natural*
> extension of the original concept.  It is theoretically clean.  But it
> is easy to make thing too complex with them.  Only smart people can
> use their full power.  If you see no problem, it's because you're

Why, shouldn't I use something if I am not smart enough to use (or
understand) it to its fullest extend. A lot of people are using C++, Pythons
multiple inheritance and I doubt that they are all geniuses ...

> smarter than me. ;-)

I guess not seeing any problems translates into being foolish (well
I am a complete fool anyway;-) ... seriously trying to bolt multi-dispatch
onto Ruby might turn out to be a complete disaster or something
really wonderful?

/Christoph