> It's just within Rails that namespaces are
> frowned upon, and, IMHO, for no good reason (the only semi-logical
> reason I can find is: "we can't seem to get 'em right"). Note that I'm
> NOT casting any blame here, nor expecting any favors or service; I'm
> just rejecting the IMHO baseless proposition to "not use" modules in
> favor of, well... in favor of nothing else.

Who says its frowned upon? Michael (core) says that the original report
sounds like a bug and asks for a ticket. Thjis (user/contributor) says
that he has had problems with modules in the past and are now avoiding
them. Neither represent a "Modules Considered Harmful" argument.

The notion that "we can't seem to get 'em right" does bug me, though.
It's another sign of vendoritis and certainly an implicit form of
blame. The simple fact is that most core developers just don't need
modules, so they are not being worked on unless quality bug reports
come in. And even then, they're probably just going to be fixed to the
best of that report.

Instead, it'd be great if people who actually needs/wants modules in
their applications got a "Friends of Modules" group together, pulled up
their sleeves, and started programming to make them solid. This is a
commons and we're eager to see your contributions in the core. I see no
good reason why modules shouldn't work perfectly, except that "the
people who care haven't done the work".

Make it happen! ;)


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