Monkey-patching Vs. S.O.L.I.D. principles?

Question

I\'m slowly moving from PHP5 to Python on some personal projects, and I\'m currently loving the experience. Before choosing to go down the Python route I looked at Ruby. Wha

Answer 1

You may find enlightening this discussion about Ruby's open classes and the Open-Closed Principle.

Even though I like Ruby, I feel monkey-patching is a tool of last resort to get things done. All things being equal, I prefer using traditional OO techniques with a sprinkle of functional programming goodness.