@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ Q & A **What language features does RewriteRails support?** -* [Andand](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/andand.textile "doc/andand.textile") is a lightweight Maybe Monad. The RewriteRails version provides shortcut execution semantics. +* [Andand](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/andand.textile) is a lightweight Maybe Monad. The RewriteRails version provides shortcut execution semantics. * [Into](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/into.md#readme) is a Thrush Combinator. -* [String to Block](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/string_to_block.md#readme "doc/string_to_block.md") provides a really lightweight syntax for writing pure functional blocks. -* [Call by Name](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/call_by_name.md#readme "doc/call_by_name.md") is a really easy way to fake your own macros without needing to fool around with syntax trees. -* [Extension Methods](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/extension_methods.md#readme "doc/extension_methods.md") lets you extend classes with your own methods without global monkey-patches. +* [String to Block](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/string_to_block.md#readme) provides a really lightweight syntax for writing pure functional blocks. +* [Call by Name](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/call_by_name.md#readme) is a really easy way to fake your own macros without needing to fool around with syntax trees. +* [Extension Methods](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/extension_methods.md#readme) lets you extend classes with your own methods without global monkey-patches. * [Returning](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/returning.md#readme) improves Rails' Kestrel Combinator by handling re-assignment. -* [Block Anaphora](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/block_anaphora.md#readme "doc/block_anaphora.md") provides support for Groovy's `it` and Common Lisp's Anaphora. +* [Block Anaphora](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/block_anaphora.md#readme) provides support for Groovy's `it` and Common Lisp's Anaphora. **Do we really have to go to all the trouble of rewriting code to support these features?** -Some of rewriters--such as [Into](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/into.md#readme) and [Extension Methods](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/extension_methods.md#readme "doc/extension_methods.md")--could have been implemented by opening core classes and monkey-patching, but implementing them as rewriters means that you have higher performance and [fewer conflicts with existing code](http://blog.lawrencepit.com/2009/01/11/try-as-you-might/ "Try() as you might"). +Some of rewriters--such as [Into](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/into.md#readme) and [Extension Methods](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/extension_methods.md#readme)--could have been implemented by opening core classes and monkey-patching, but implementing them as rewriters means that you have higher performance and [fewer conflicts with existing code](http://blog.lawrencepit.com/2009/01/11/try-as-you-might/ "Try() as you might"). -Some of the rewriters--such as [Andand](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/andand.textile "doc/andand.textile") and [String to Block](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/string_to_block.md#readme "doc/string_to_block.md")--have better semantics when implemented using rewriting instead of opening classes. +Some of the rewriters--such as [Andand](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/andand.textile) and [String to Block](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/string_to_block.md#readme "doc/string_to_block.md")--have better semantics when implemented using rewriting instead of opening classes. -And some of the rewriters--such as [Call by Name](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/call_by_name.md#readme "doc/call_by_name.md") and [Block Anaphora](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/block_anaphora.md#readme "doc/block_anaphora.md")--simply cannot be implemented without rewriting code. +And some of the rewriters--such as [Call by Name](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/call_by_name.md#readme) and [Block Anaphora](http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/tree/master/doc/block_anaphora.md#readme "doc/block_anaphora.md")--simply cannot be implemented without rewriting code. **How does it work?** README.md a8fe40283bfc4147f6c55ec5def389542610af0c Reginald Braithwaite raganwald@gmail.com http://github.com/raganwald/rewrite_rails/commit/c2479f31f756818f6cbdeec6da278cb4274a1f2d c2479f31f756818f6cbdeec6da278cb4274a1f2d 2009-10-07T08:50:54-07:00 2009-10-07T08:50:54-07:00 tool tips are ugly ebecfcac4d64c2261a22c1d5910fcbc6528ccd20 Reginald Braithwaite raganwald@gmail.com