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They are also referred to as:
ONTOLOGY The term Monkey-Patch was first used as '''Guerilla Patch''', which referred to changing Code sneakily at Runtime without any rules. In some Applications (such as Zope 2 ) these Patches would sometimes interact counter intuitively which was referred to as the Patches engaging in battle with each other. Due to the fact that the word ''guerilla'' and ''gorilla'' sound so similar people started using the incorrect term Gorilla Patch instead of '''Guerilla Patch'''. When a Developer then created a ''Guerilla Patch'' they tried very hard to avoid any battles that may ensue due to the Patch and the term '''Monkey-Patch''' was coined to make the Patch sound less forceful. The term Monkey-Patch caught on and has been in use ever since. APPLICATIONS Monkey-Patching is used to:
PITFALLS Using a Monkey-Patch can lead to the following problems:
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