"A better alias_method_chain"...? It's not a bad idea because there's no language level support ¬_¬ http://dev.af83.com/2012/10/19/ruby-2-0-module-prepend.html …
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Replying to @johnbender
@johnbender uuuugh refinements are even worse :(2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @steveklabnik
@steveklabnik@johnbender I've gotta disagree with you there. Refinements are a huge win. What makes you say they're worse?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @erniemiller
@erniemiller@steveklabnik aside: it seems like Ruby is plenty capable language wrt extension without "controlled" monkey patching1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @johnbender
@johnbender@steveklabnik these are primarily implementation/perf concerns, not an argument against the feature itself.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @erniemiller
@erniemiller@johnbender it's also just a bad feature. It increases complexity for essentially no gain.@brixen and I have ranted before...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @steveklabnik
@steveklabnik@johnbender@brixen I can think of lots of practical problems refinements solve. Link to your rants?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@erniemiller @johnbender @brixen googling 'steveklabnik refinements' gave me this: http://markmail.org/message/ar3tnb2pegga6v5r … , if i remember, it's good
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