Re: [Tcllib-devel] ISO dict utility commands

[Neil M. <nei...@gm...>]

On 12 May 2011, at 23:08, Andreas Kupries <and...@ac...> wrote:

> 
> ISO = In Search Of.
> 
> I currently have a small local "dictutil" package which, then required extends 
> the dict ensemble with two methods

Others have mentioned the dictutils wiki page, so I have nothing extra to add there. I do have a minor niggle with extending a built-in ensemble though. IMO this should be a last resort if functionality can't be achieved in a separate (ensemble) command. This kind of "monkey patching" can lead to confusing and potentially brittle code as multiple extensions try to alter the same ensemble. I feel these maintainability considerations outweigh the neat syntax. 

Neil