From: Mike Stephens <rubfor@...>
Date: 2009-03-16T02:20:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Basics of Require

Ken Bloom wrote:
>
> def method
>   require 'foo'
> end
> 
> only loads 'foo' when you call the method. The contents of 'foo' are
> visible globally. (Unlike a #include in C)
> 
> module Foo
>   require 'foo'
> end
> 
> class Foo
>   require 'foo'
> end
> 
> These are exactly the same. They both load 'foo', and the contents of
> 'foo' are NOT wrapped in the module or class Foo.

I can't see the logic there. You're saying if the require is inside a 
method, Ruby will not doing anything until your program calls that 
method. However if the require is inside a class, Ruby will go and fetch 
the code before you ever refer to that class?
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