On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 07:49:45PM +0900, Ryan Davis wrote: > > On Jan 29, 2012, at 12:10 , Chad Perrin wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 05:18:50PM +0900, Ryan Davis wrote: > >> > >> On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:43 , Chad Perrin wrote: > >> > >>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 06:31:38PM +0900, Gunther Diemant wrote: > >>>>> You're right, that's much better -- apart from the fact I have yet to > >>>>> come up with a single good reason for dynamic class names. > >>>> > >>>> Test cases in a dsl test language like MiniTest/Spec or RSpec > >>>> > >>>> describe "Foo" do > >>>> end > >>>> #=> Class FooTest < MiniTest::TestCase > >>> > >>> Why is that better than storing unnamed classes in a hash with keys for > >>> the "names" instead of actually, dynamically assigning names to new > >>> hashes? > >> > >> [...] > > > > So . . . you are not only a trollish jackass, but also deficient in your > > understanding of English. Thanks for the update. > > Yes, I'm obviously deficient in my understanding of English... You're welcome. > > Why compare "storing [things] in a hash" with "dynamically [storing > (other?) things] to new hashes"? I just realized there was a typo of sorts in what I said. In the above quoted text, the latter usage of "hashes" should be "classes". -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]