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Wed Dec 14

#rails-core

9:14 PM < technoweenie> hey wasnt there supposed to be a video of that snakes and rubies thing
9:15 PM < nzkoz> it was organised by the python guys right? there are probably 3 competing videos
“ When the hardest problem is solved, something else becomes the hardest problem. ”

Kent Beck in Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns

Change a constant for the duration of a block

class Module
  def changing_constant(constant, value)
    const_set(constant,
     returning(remove_const(constant)) do
      const_set(constant, value)
      yield
      remove_const(constant)
    end)
  end
end

#rails-core

16:41 < bitsweat> deploying on windows would be a great Friday
16:42 < enoch-> except it takes all week
“ Ruby gave a thousand thoughts a direction. ”

David