Blog/refinements in ruby

[hulksyed07]

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• Blog on using refinements in ruby
• Updated that

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• This was missing
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[2KAbhishek]

Left some formatting suggestions, content looked good

Something that we should address in the article:

If there are other classes defined within the module where we are doing the refinement, will the refined methods be available in other classes without using?

E.g:

module StringExtensions
    class Foo
       def bar
          'Hello World'.reverse_words
       end
    end
end

We should add this as one of the points

[hulksyed07]

Left some formatting suggestions, content looked good

Something that we should address in the article:

If there are other classes defined within the module where we are doing the refinement, will the refined methods be available in other classes without using?

E.g:

module StringExtensions
    class Foo
       def bar
          'Hello World'.reverse_words
       end
    end
end

We should add this as one of the points

Done, Added example for this

[2KAbhishek]

We can expand the width of the image, since its plain white

this is what it looks like now

[2KAbhishek]

Let's update the date to today, it will show up chronologically on the list

Suggested change

	date = 2024-09-13T11:48:18+05:30
	date = 2024-12-12T11:48:18+05:30

[radiantshaw]

Suggested change

Ruby is a highly flexible programming language known for its dynamic capabilities and metaprogramming power. One such powerful feature in Ruby is refinements. Introduced in Ruby 2.0, refinements allow you to modify existing classes (even core classes like String, Array, etc.) in a more controlled and localized way. This is particularly useful when you want to change class behavior in specific contexts without affecting the global environment, which is a common issue with traditional monkey-patching.

Ruby is a highly flexible programming language known for its dynamic capabilities and metaprogramming power. One such powerful feature in Ruby is **refinements**. Introduced in Ruby 2.0, refinements allow you to modify existing classes (even core classes like `String`, `Array`, etc.) in a more controlled and localised way. This is particularly useful when you want to change class behaviour in specific contexts without affecting the global environment, which is a common issue with traditional monkey-patching.

Shouldn't we use Indian English instead of US English?

[radiantshaw]

Nit:

Suggested change

	module StringExtensions
	refine String do
	def reverse_words
	self.split(' ').reverse.join(' ')
	end
	end
	end
	module StringExtensions
	refine String do
	def reverse_words
	self.split(' ').reverse.join(' ')
	end
	end
	end

Personally, I use 2 spaces as it reads nicely without having too much whitespace. But to each their own I guess.

[radiantshaw]

Why not have them in a single list?

[radiantshaw]

Suggested change

	1. **Limited Method Visibility**: Refinements only affect methods directly called on objects. They do not apply to methods called indirectly via send, method, or define_method.
	1. **Limited Method Visibility**: Refinements only affect methods directly called on objects. They do not apply to methods called indirectly via send, method, or `define_method`.

[2KAbhishek]

lets squash commits before merging