From: Simon Harrison Date: 2006-07-22T23:20:53+09:00 Subject: predefined variables and constants question hi all. pages 333 to 337 in pickaxe2 list a whole load of global variables/constants, execution environment variables, standard objects etc. Is it just me or does this not seem to break with the usually beautifully tidy, object oriented design of Ruby? I would have thought all such things would have been defined in a class named something like 'Global' I do not mean any offence to Matz and co. and there are probably good reasons for things being as they are. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.