Sort of. They introduced "refinements" as the thing you're supposed to do instead of monkeypatching, but AFAIK it doesn't get wide-spread usage. IME you don't

Sort of. They introduced "refinements" as the thing you're supposed to do instead of monkeypatching, but AFAIK it doesn't get wide-spread usage. IME you don't usually do monkey-patching, although there are circumstances where it makes A LOT of sense (usually test suites). It's one of those sharp knives - safe if you plan out using it, dangerous if you don't.