From: pachl Date: 2008-02-12T18:19:58+09:00 Subject: Reopen a class and inheritance Is it recommended to include the parent class when reopening a child class? What are the consequences of each? class Parent def meth0; 'meth0' end end class Child < Parent def meth1; 'meth1' end end # Reopen class w/o parent class Child def meth2; 'meth2' end end # Reopen class w/ parent class Child < Parent def meth3; 'meth3' end end