Should I use alias or alias_method?

Question

I found a blog post on alias vs. alias_method. As shown in the example given in that blog post, I simply want to alias a method to another within t

Answer 1

The rubocop gem contributors propose in their Ruby Style Guide:

Prefer alias when aliasing methods in lexical class scope as the resolution of self in this context is also lexical, and it communicates clearly to the user that the indirection of your alias will not be altered at runtime or by any subclass unless made explicit.

class Westerner
  def first_name
   @names.first
  end

 alias given_name first_name
end

Always use alias_method when aliasing methods of modules, classes, or singleton classes at runtime, as the lexical scope of alias leads to unpredictability in these cases

module Mononymous
  def self.included(other)
    other.class_eval { alias_method :full_name, :given_name }
  end
end

class Sting < Westerner
  include Mononymous
end