From: Christoph <chr_news@...>
Date: 2002-09-27T00:34:53+09:00
Subject: Re: adding overload to ruby

"Justin Johnson" wrote
....
>
> This topic seems to have become side-railed.

Sigh, the overload discussing always follows
this unfortunate route ..

>
> I'd only ever agree to optional argument type parameters as a means to allow
> multi-dispatch.  This _increases_ the flexibility of the language.  It is
> not the same as type specification in languages like C/C++ or Java.  But
> maybe it appears to be similar enough to never include into Ruby.

Lets repeat this again:

    muli-dispatch !=  type-safety issues  of langue like C/C++ or Java

>
> Forcing type specification for everything would make compilation much easier
> but would destroy the dynamic nature of Ruby.  Which, of course, would be a
> bad, bad thing.
>
> I don't see how adding this feature for multi-dispatch decreases the
> flexibility/dynamicness of Ruby - only enhances it.

Well said!!!


/Christoph