From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2002-09-11T18:42:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Larry Wall's comments on Ruby

Hi,

In message "Re: Larry Wall's comments on Ruby"
    on 02/09/11, "Christoph" <chr_news@gmx.net> writes:

|> 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 ...

There are two kind of people who use MI.  A part is really smart
people who understand MI.  Another part is people who are just using
(or abusing) it.

|> 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?

It would change the language.  Maybe someone is willing to create new
language after Ruby.

							matz.