From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2002-09-28T12:54:19+09:00
Subject: Re: adding overload to ruby

Hi,

In message "Re: adding overload to ruby"
    on 02/09/27, Mauricio Fern�ndez <batsman.geo@yahoo.com> writes:

|Is the only difference between multiple method and overloading on
|dynamic types the lack of a specific receiver?

By functionality, yes.

|> A small change can destory the total balance.  I didn't say "no".
|> Just "wait".
|
|Is this certain to be added in a way or the other? 
|Is it planned for Rite? Is it possible that Ruby won't ever have these
|features? 

We have a lot of thing to consider before adding it.
It may be too complex enough to hinder the language.
It may be too hard to implement, or too slow.

So currently I haven't decide anything about method overloading.

							matz.