> There is nothing “dangerous” about this if you know the behavior. There’s nothing dangerous about any functionality in any language if you know the behavior.

> There is nothing “dangerous” about this if you know the behavior. There’s nothing dangerous about any functionality in any language if you know the behavior. Not that I’m saying this is a particularly dangerous functionality of Ruby (coming mostly from other dynamic/scripting languages, it seems refreshingly explicit if nothing else), but I don’t think expertise in usage of a footgun is what should determine whether it’s a footgun.