zak.wilson / gmail.com writes:

> Devin Mullins wrote:
>
>> class Foo; def thing; nil end end
>> f = Foo.new; f.thing            #=> nil
>> m = f.method :thing; m.call     #=> nil
>> class Foo; def thing; 5 end end
>> f.thing    #=> 5
>> m.call     #=> nil
>
> I think what's going on here is that it's making a copy of
> the method instead of just pointing a variable at it.

Actually, since methods are themselves immutable, making a
copy of one would have the same effect as ¡Èjust pointing a
variable at it,¡É except it would be slower.

My point is that ¡Ædef a.b ; 1 end ; def a.b ; 2 end¡Ç is more
like ¡Æa.b = lambda {1} ; a.b = lambda {2}¡Ç and less like
¡Æa.b = lambda {1} ; a.b.body = "2"¡Ç.  (Of course, this last
statement is completely bogus.)

If that doesn't make sense, forget I ever said anything.
I know I mean, and I know you know what you mean. :-)

-- 
Daniel Brockman <daniel / brockman.se>

    So really, we all have to ask ourselves:
    Am I waiting for RMS to do this?   --TTN.