Archive for the 'Ruby' Category
Another Rails and dynamic language fallacy concerning missing methods
5 Comments Published June 13th, 2008 in Java, Rails, RubyRussell writes in the post The Dynamic Language Advantage: A Concrete Example:
“All you have to do is make the call to the non-existent method that contains your column names and Rails will dynamically generate the method for you.”
Though he got quite some flak for his opinion.
@cards = Card.find_all_by_cardType_and_expirationData(cardTypeId, expirationDate)
Which looks magic to most […]
Explicit Static Types are not for the Compiler, but for the Developer - Duh
9 Comments Published November 5th, 2007 in Beautiful Java, Dynamic, Ruby, Type Inference, TypesLots and lots of people lament the explicit type system in Java, either they are dynamic ducks or inference intellectuals. Taken from the Boo manifesto:
“Nothing more tiresome than writing the same type name over and over just to make the compiler happy. I’m not talking against static typing in general (boo is statically typed), […]
Java and Apple: Fallen from love
8 Comments Published October 27th, 2007 in Apple, Java, Rails, RubyAs several people have written before, there is no Java 1.6 in the new Mac OS. What a stupid move. At most developer conferences concerning Java people have been and are using Apple laptops. Now in the last release, Leopard, Apple doesn’t even mention Java any more. But the page shouts “Work in a […]
