From: Gary Wright <wright_gary_r@...>
Date: 2006-03-15T07:26:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Alternate notation for eigenclass


On Mar 14, 2006, at 10:44 AM, dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
> I know it sounds minor but I think with the space it's much clearer
> that this isn't the case:
>
>   class << obj

This has problems also.  Too me it now looks like << is a binary
operator with class and obj as its operands. Or it might be that
class is the receiver of the '<<' message and obj is the single
argument. Trans mentioned that it is more like the '<<' is part
of the keyword as in:

	class<<  obj

Which suggests yet another variation of:

	sclass obj
	end

or
	singleton obj
	end

But that of course introduces another keyword whereas
Kernel#singleton_class just introduces another method.

I guess the beauty of '<<' is in the eye of the beholder.

Gary Wright