24 May 2013

The Ruby Reflector

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Duck Typing

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On The Majestic Sea Creature almost 2 years ago.
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By serge of Complicated Simplicity almost 2 years ago.
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I'm being sarcastic here, of course I don't think that Duck Typing can substitute LSP. Have a look at behavioral conditions section in the wikipedia article for reasons. The fact that LSP is attracting attention right now can be pretty telling. I'm excited to witness it. Community is finally seeking for some grownup approaches, great! However, the question is: doesn't that get us closer to some limitations of our beloved highly dynamic language?

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