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Monkey patching is also what allows polyfills, which are one of the things which allow the web to move forward. So I would say it is more of a double-edged swor
by olavk 8y ago
Monkey patching is also what allows polyfills, which are one of the things which allow the web to move forward. So I would say it is more of a double-edged sword than an all-around bad practice.
- mherrmann 8y agoI agree that there are cases where monkey patching makes sense (or is the only way forward). As usual, it depends on the context. It just shouldn't be something that's done lightly imho.
- alanfranzoni 8y agoMonkey patching for backporting can be fine. But, monkeypatching to add arbitrary functionality? Totally unneeded.