Darren New wrote:
>
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/03/13/new-orcas-language-feature-extension-methods.aspx

> 
> 
> You know, I've wanted something like this since the mid 80's. :-)
> Much nicer (and more OO) than "friend" functions, IMO.
> 
> It looks like both WinForms and console .NET executables run under Linux 
> with mono, too, without recompiling or anything. At least for 
> sufficiently simple stuff.  (Ugly buttons etc on Linux, but that's 
> probably a question of picking good styling.)
> 

Been using C# 3.0 for a while now. Not necessarily "new". That was so 
last year ;)

Anyway ... It is a neat feature, and with linq libraries brought in 
using 'using', it adds a ton of extensions to just about anything that 
implements IEnumberable, which is part of what makes linq work.

Cool feature, but with great power comes great responsibility...





-- 
~Mike

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