From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2005-05-05T01:20:40+09:00
Subject: Re: [RCR] Object#inside_metaclass?

Hi --

On Thu, 5 May 2005, Jim Weirich wrote:

>
> David A. Black said:
>>> i believe the implementaion is correct iff the following statement is
>>> true:
>>>
>>>  all meta-classes descend from the meta-class of Object.
>>
>> I fear the terminology issue raises its head here.  Is there any
>> reason not to use the customary "singleton class", pending some
>> pronouncement from Matz that it's no longer the right term?
>
> There is a distinction, although some people blur it.

That's what I mean (in case it wasn't clear): the two terms are not
synonymous, and we're seeing more and more of this blurring, and more
and more use of "metaclass" where Matz and most practitioners have
always said "singleton class".  I'm hoping we can steer away from
this.


David

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David A. Black
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