From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2006-08-30T03:52:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Singleton classes and methods (was Re: Reformat Ruby source code in vim?)

On Aug 29, 2006, at 11:09 AM, dblack@wobblini.net wrote:

>> I just realized that there's no class_methods family of methods in
>> Ruby.  I can't say:
>>
>>  Array.class_methods
>>
>> instead I have to say:
>>  Array.singleton_methods
>
> Now that's the cool part :-)  I love the fact that there's no
> language-level notion of a "class method".  In general, Ruby has this
> way of providing a remarkably featureless (I use the word advisedly)
> landscape, out of the featurelessness of which one can mold features.
> So if you feel like there should be class methods, you can tap into
> the fact that class objects can have singleton(ish) methods.  But as
> far as Ruby is concerned, there's no special case.

I totally agree, and I'm sure that has nothing to do with the fact  
the Ruby for Rails is what finally crystalized all of this for me.

I really love how that book introduces complex concepts like this so  
naturally.  Everyone needs to read that book.  Period.

Oh, hi David!  ;)

James Edward Gray II