From: botp <botpena@...>
Date: 2010-10-07T13:54:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Why does Module#include exclude the module's metaclass?

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Intransition <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
> For no good reason other than a purely theoretical misconception
> concerning single vs multiple inheritance --at least that's the only
> reason I have ever been able to derive from my countless inquiries
> I've made into the subject.
>
> Over the years I have become increasing convinced that the distinction
> between class and module in Ruby is simply an artifice that inhibits
> the language unduly.

matz has humbly commented on this...

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/274242

and was open and kind enough...

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/274247


best regards -botp