From: Steve Klabnik <steve@...>
Date: 2011-08-05T01:55:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Corrections in a Class

> -- that in Ruby, methods are by default public.

Yes.

> If a method scope is
> private, then Self is to be used.

No. def self.foo gives you a 'static' method, ie, a method defined on
the class of the object rather than on the object itself.

> -- Instance variables are prefixed with @

yes.

> If a method can be called by another inherited class but I want to
> protect it's scope as Public, then which keyword to use?

I'm not sure what you're asking. "protect its scope as public"?