From: ts Date: 2002-12-01T23:55:10+09:00 Subject: Re: [FAQ] What do some of Ruby's symbols mean? >>>>> "S" == Shannon Fang writes: S> I'm sorry I can't understand the purpose of your question. Is it related S> to understanding class << object? The level I'm interested in is for S> application developers, why they need to use <<, does it make their life S> easier, or...? I did not consider to make the language developer's life S> easier.. (sorry for being selfish :-p). See [ruby-talk:56900] Guy Decoux