From: Ken Bloom <kbloom@...>
Date: 2006-10-10T10:35:13+09:00
Subject: Re: "def self.method" vs "class << self; def method"

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

AFAIK nothing. But you can't do the second one with most
metaprogrammed methods, for example attr_accessor.

--Ken

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