From: Tom Werner <tom@...>
Date: 2006-08-12T02:04:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Defining Eigenclass

ts wrote:
>  Never look at the ruby source, or you'll have a surprise
>
> moulon% grep ^rb_singleton_class ruby-1.8.5/*.c
> ruby-1.8.5/class.c:rb_singleton_class_clone(obj)
> ruby-1.8.5/class.c:rb_singleton_class_attached(klass, obj)
> ruby-1.8.5/class.c:rb_singleton_class(obj)
> moulon% 
>
>
> Guy Decoux
>   

Indeed the source code tells us what it calls the thing (singleton 
class), but should that forbid us from adopting a different, less 
ambiguous term when writing about and discussing the concept?

Tom

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