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NSString Ruby

Curious

points: 87
comments: 52
in 2013: Top 16%

Mostly questions and neutral comments

The thread, comment by comment

10 positive, 14 neutral or mixed, 3 critical. Score +0.33

In their words

LikedUseful and makes Objective-C more readable

ObjectedAdding methods to core Foundation classes risks future conflicts with system methods

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87points

52comments

#275of 1,739 in 2013

Top 16%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

10 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.

Idea: 6 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

Useful and makes Objective-C more readable
From 3 comments
- Wow, this looks really useful. Thanks for building this!
  YoyosForUs on HN
- Very impressive. I didn't know about objectAtIndexedSubscript and objectForKeyedSubscript so I wouldn't have thought this was possible as a category.
  pdenya on HN
- This is awesome and, as an Obj-C dev, is yet another thing that makes me want to learn Ruby.
  sarreph on HN

Objections

Adding methods to core Foundation classes risks future conflicts with system methods
From 2 comments
- They look like convenient additions... but I'd be reluctant to add so many category methods onto a Foundation class. Especially for un-prefixed methods. If a future version of…
  chrisdevereux on HN
- Methods are often added to core classes like NSString. For example, in iOS 6: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/releasenotes/General/iOS60APIDiffs/index.html And you…
  chrisdevereux on HN
Naming does not follow Objective-C conventions for mutating methods
From 2 comments
- One thing that irks me is that the author doesn't stick to ObjC naming conventions. Take for example the capitalize methods. In ruby, you have "capitalize" and "capitalize!" to…
  jakobe on HN
- I'm not really sure I understand; why would calling the method "capitalize" instead of "capitalizeInPlace" be inconsistent? (Also, the comments in the header file and the README…
  jakobe on HN

Requests

Add a string format method
From 2 comments
- Add a String format one, then is set!
  mamcx on HN
- Unfortunately, although there's no particular reason for it, you're not allowed to write a method that takes only variadic arguments. This doesn't work: ``` - (NSString *)format:…
  mikeash on HN

Questions

Is a category like a C# extension method?
From 1 comment
- Is 'category' like a extension method in c#?
  hamxiaoz on HN

Alternatives named

ObjectiveSugar
From 1 comment
- ObjectiveSugar: https://github.com/mneorr/ObjectiveSugar
  sjm on HN
RubyMotion
From 1 comment
- I have to add the obligatory pitch for just using RubyMotion. I use it/love it, and def recommend it for those that have become a bit annoyed with the verbose-ness of obj-c.
  w0rdson on HN