From: Alexandru Popescu <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@...>
Date: 2006-10-10T09:20:20+09:00
Subject: Re: "def self.method" vs "class << self; def method"

On 10/10/06, joevandyk@gmail.com <joevandyk@gmail.com> wrote:
> What's the difference between
>
> class Foo
>   class << self
>     def foo; end
>   end
> end
>
> and
>
> class Foo
>   def self.foo; end
> end
>
> Joe
>

As far as my understanding goes there is none. The rubies will
probably use the first one when they are defining more than one class
methods and this would save typing 5 * (methods - 1) chars :-).

./alex
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