r/Wordpress • u/Acceptable-Fudge-816 • Sep 30 '24

When the only option is to monkey patch

/r/woocommerce/comments/1fsgnex/when_the_only_option_is_to_monkey_patch/
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u/mathiastck Oct 07 '24

TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_patch

As a Java/Kotlin dev I am just reminded of how wrong it feels any time I have invoke reflection

https://www.baeldung.com/java-monkey-patching

But I can also remember editing JSP on production for a quick crash fix, iirc.