Refinements have been in Ruby for quite a while now, and are no longer
experimental. It seems that it is time for ActiveSupport, the classic
example of a use for refinements, to actually begin using them. The
disadvantages I can see:
- using ActiveSupport::CoreExt
at the top of each file
Perhaps it's worth it to take a look at this project [1] which attempted
more or less the same, make it work with ruby 2.2, then run the Rails tests
with it instead of the original AS core extensions and see what you get.
[1] https://github.com/amatsuda/activesupport-refinements
On Thu, Dec 31, 2
I am a bit skeptical.
The theory is that reopeining classes is anarchy, who knows what's tossed
where! But I look back at +10 years of Ruby and my observation is that it
is not a problem. I personally have had zero conflicts, and as a consultant
I can tell you I've see quite a few projects. There
Thanks Xavier, that pretty much sums up my thinking as well.
- Ken
> On Jan 1, 2016, at 7:06 AM, Xavier Noria wrote:
>
> I am a bit skeptical.
>
> The theory is that reopeining classes is anarchy, who knows what's tossed
> where! But I look back at +10 years of Ruby and my observation is tha
Let me give you some context and some initial thoughts.
*Context*
In general, Rails makes extensive use of class reopening.
For some time loading AS was all or nothing, but some years ago there was
an effort to separate monkey patches in units to be able to cherry-pick
them. This had a few impl
> On Jan 1, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Xavier Noria wrote:
>
> Let me give you some context and some initial thoughts.
>
>
> Context
>
> In general, Rails makes extensive use of class reopening.
>
> For some time loading AS was all or nothing, but some years ago there was an
> effort to separate mo
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matt Jones wrote:
Based on
> https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/v2_1_0/doc/syntax/refinements.rdoc ,
> there does not appear to be a way for a `require`d file to trigger `using`
> in the parent file:
>
Right now, each file in Rails core is responsible for loading
