From: pjb@... (Pascal J. Bourguignon) Date: 2009-06-17T23:20:08+09:00 Subject: Re: Why is attr_accessor also mutator? bjorn borg writes: > Sorry for the "nitpicky question" but I'm new to Ruby and was > wondering why attr_accessor was used to implicitly define accessor > AND a mutator when the name attr_accessor itself has nothing > alluding to mutation (i.e. attr_accessor_mutator). Accessors = Readers ∪ Writers -- __Pascal Bourguignon__