I am reading Hadley's "Advanced R", Section 13.4.3
(https://adv-r.hadley.nz/s3.html). It starts
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There are two wrinkles to be aware of when you create a new method:
First, you should only ever write a method if you own the generic
or the class. R will allow you to define a method even if you don’t, but
it is exceedingly bad manners. Instead, work with the author of either
the generic or the class to add the method in their code.
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I was stunned when I read it. I write methods all over the place for
generics like print, summary, plot, etc.
So my question is: Do I "own" those generics, or am I just showing bad
manners?
Thanks, Göran
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