From: Ilias Lazaridis <ilias@...>
Date: 2005-04-19T11:04:33+09:00
Subject: Re: [EVALUATION] - E03c - The Ruby Object Model (Revised Documentation)

Carlos wrote:
> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
> 
>> an example for wrong ruby documentation:
>>
>> -
>>
>> cmd:> ri Class
>>
>>
>> "Classes, modules, and objects are interrelated. In the diagram that
>> follows, the arrows represent inheritance, and the parentheses
>> meta-classes. All metaclasses are instances of the class `Class'."
> 
> Well, yes. If I'm not mistaken, horizontal arrows represent "instance 
> of". 

not exactly, it's more a "becomes" relation:

"class definition" ----"becomes"----> "(class) instance"

-

"instance of" would be false, because:

   * the direction fo the arrow would be wrong
   * all 'metaclasses' are instances of the class "Class"

> Only vertical ones represent inheritance.

yes.

so, the minimum correction would be:

additional text:
"the vertical arrows represent XXXX"

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