From: Dmitri Colebatch <dim@...>
Date: 2003-01-10T11:38:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Adding hooks to TestUnit

> > hehe... "thankfully"  (o:  I suppose this is one of the
> > differences between a static and a dynamic language (the
> > reason I'm playing with ruby is to explore the
> > benefits/tradeoffs of static vs dynamic languages)..
>
> I'd say that this is one of the key advantages of dynamic languages over
> static ones, but I'm sure there others who would disagree with me :-)

I can certainly see the advantages of wanting to change a method definition
at runtime, but I cant see the advantage of not having the capacity to
ensure that a particular piece of code is run....

> OK, I see what you're getting at, but I don't think you'd want to do
> that (not that you could anyway, because there is no final) because then
> those using MyTestModule have to learn a new syntax for setup (i.e.
> doSetup) that's different than the already-familiar Test::Unit syntax.

yeah, I see what you're saying, but I personally wouldn't be worried about
it.

anyway - thanks for th elesson (o:

cheers
dim