From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-12-10T12:14:37+09:00
Subject: Re: bending ruby space

Hi --

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, Devin Mullins wrote:

> Trans wrote:
>> i came upon this "pattern" working on a rather difficult problem. see
>> if you can wrap your head around this bending of ruby space and what it
>> might be good for.
>>
>>   module R; end
>>   module U; include R; end
>>   module R; extend U; end
> why not:
> module R; extend self end
> or just:
> module R; module_function; ... end
> ?
>
> Devin
> (Thas right, biatches. extend self is the new class << self.)

I'm not sure what you mean.  extend self doesn't do what class << self
does.  Am I misunderstanding?


David

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