From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-12-07T15:12:35+09:00
Subject: Re: injecting dynamic methods into a class


Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: injecting dynamic methods into a class"
>     on Wed, 7 Dec 2005 03:07:34 +0900, "Trans" <transfire@gmail.com> writes:
>
> |Okay David, its obvious you're getting upset. Though you say the
> |questions are rhetorical, they nonetheless have a very simple answer:
> |
> |  I ASKED MATZ AND HE HAD NO ANSWER.
>
> Perhaps, I was drawn in the flood of ruby-talk mails (and spams).

Yes, that happens sometimes doesn't it. But I didn't mean that you
_didn't answer_  I recall your participation in those conversations. I
just meant that you didn't specify a certain term.

> I already abandoned the term "virtual class", and have removed the
> term from the CVS head.  It still remains in 1.8 source just for
> compatibility.  I am using the term "singleton class", and I will use
> it until we find the better term as I said in [ruby-talk:141548]
> 7 months ago in the famous Ilias thread.  I'm not sure yet that
> "eigenclass" is the one, although it sounds cool.  I think we can wait
> to see how it goes.

That's very clear. Thank you.

T.