From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2005-07-20T08:25:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby/Rails as a starter language?

Daniel Amelang wrote:
>>In Java, classes aren't objects.
> 
> 
> Sorry Hal:
> 
> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reflect/class/index.html
> 
> I'm also sorry if I am one of may to point this out. Maybe I'll be the first...
> 
> I mean this in a very friendly way, BTW :) See, that smiley face is so
> I don't get on your bad side. Here's another :p

Haha, it takes more than that to get on my bad side.

My Java is admittedly weak, but my impression is that this
is just reflection -- i.e., there are objects that correspond
to classes even though they aren't classes.

Am I mistaken?


Hal