From: Chris <newsbot@...>
Date: 2005-04-16T04:34:36+09:00
Subject: Why specify module names redundantly in Modules?

<RubyNubyAlert>
Doing my best to convert from Perl to Ruby, and mainly loving every
minute of it.

But I have a question about Modules...  Why when I declare a Module, do
I have to prefix all the routines in that module with the module name
(or routines outside the module don't see it)?  I don't get that?
Isn't this kind of redundant?  For instance, I can't do this:

Module Foo
   def bar
      "bar"
   end
end

puts Foo.bar

I have to do this:

Module Foo
   def Foo.bar
      "bar"
   end
end

What's up with that?  Seems redundant to me.  (Oh, I already said
that!) :-)  But I thought I would ask.  Maybe there is a good reason
for this?  Or, maybe there is a way around this?
</RubyNubyA;ert>

Thanks!
-ceo