From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-10-21T03:58:29+09:00
Subject: Re: instance counter

2008/10/20 Pit Capitain <pit.capitain@gmail.com>:
> 2008/10/20 Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>:
>> 2008/10/19 Marc Heiler <shevegen@linuxmail.org>:
>>> I would even go as far as to
>>> claim in 95% of the cases, there is no real need to use @@ at all.
>>
>> Absolutely agree!  Class variables are one of the rare spots of Ruby
>> where it does not shine at all IMHO.
>
> No, I think they are absolutely useful in the (rare) cases when you
> need exactly what they offer compared to class instance variables. The
> only thing that might be the source for problems is their name: too
> many people associate something different with "class variables".

Do you have an example which cannot be handled as easily by a class
instance variable?  I can't think of any ATM - which does not mean it
does not exist.

Kind regards

robert

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