[Ruby2c] 2 new blog entries (and 2 questions at the end)

[mark sparshatt]

Ryan Davis wrote:
> Covering a proof of concept building upon ParseTree that outputs a 
> method's ruby code[1] and using that proof of concept to extend Refax to 
> output suggested refactorings in pure ruby [2]. Example:
> 
> Suggest refactoring HastilyWritten#weirdfunc from:
> 
> def weirdfunc()
> puts("This is a weird loop")
> doSomethingWeird()
> begin
> puts("This is a weird loop")
> doSomethingWeird()
> end while keepgoing
> end
> 
> to:
> 
> def weirdfunc()
> begin
> puts("This is a weird loop")
> doSomethingWeird()
> end while keepgoing
> end
> 

These don't seem to do the same thing, though. If keepgoing returns 
false the first time it's called then the first version prints "this is 
a weird loop" and calls doSomethingWeird twice, while the second one 
only does it once.

That aside being able to query a method for it's source does seem to be 
a very good thing(TM). It seems the next step would be to dynamically 
modify that source.

> 1] http://blog.zenspider.com/archives/2005/02/rubytoruby.html
> 2] http://blog.zenspider.com/archives/2005/02/refax_the_autom.html
> 
> META:
> 
> 1) should I post this type of mail to ruby2c@?
> 2) should I post the actual entries to ruby-talk@?
> 

I'd like to see posts like this on ruby2c. I can't say for certain about 
ruby-talk

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Mark Sparshatt