From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2003-09-27T00:05:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Adding, removing and redefining features at runtime

Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@soyabean.com.au> wrote:
 
> PS. I am launching a project that consolidates popular extensions to the
> standard classes.  Look at project "extensions" on RubyForge if you're
> interested.  The CVS will hopefully be there within 7 days.  A release
> will be a few more weeks.  This is inspired by that nagging feeling. 
> Instead of implementing common modifications in my code, I can rely on a
> reference implementation that is documented and tested.

Excellent idea. Two questions, though - how do you define popularity,
and how do you avoid bloat?

martin