From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-10-12T05:25:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Singleton Class Constants

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 dblack@wobblini.net wrote:

> I prefer it without that, since that makes it deviate from the #class
> method, which it's otherwise precisely parallel to.  I'd rather that
> singleton_class work like class than that it work like class_eval.
> Otherwise you've got a situation where all classes except singleton
> classes have to call class_eval, and I don't see any grounds for
> granting that privilege.
>
> (I know we've hashed through this before, and don't agree; I just
> wanted to summarize the dissident position :-)

hmm.  i don't disagree completely - i would just say that those other methods,
'class' for example, should take blocks.  blocks are 25% of the reason ruby is
so beautiful and clean looking.  compare

   def foobar
     class{ attr 'added_a_class_attr' }
   end

with

   def foobar
     class.class_eval{ attr 'added_a_class_attr' }
   end

one word, i realize, but open{} only saves a close too - they add up!

cheers.

-a
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