From: Dave Thomas <dave@...>
Date: 2003-04-24T22:03:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [ANN] Ruby.shop

Chris Pine wrote:
  irb(main):001:0> Object.class
> => Class
> ----------------------------
> 
> What are you trying to say by this?  There is no line from Module to Class,
> or from File to Class (or from Class to itself).  I think Hal is trying to
> show inheritance, and while Object is a Class, objects are *not* classes.

Chris:

FWIW, I understand that :)

You two were getting into knots because the wording being used wasn't 
precise. Hal said "Object doesn't take anything from Class", but clearly 
it does. It takes its class.

A suggestion for this thread: I don't think you even need to consider 
"kind_of?" style relationships for the main diagram. The main diagram is 
all about superclasses (direct and implicit via 'include'). Keep it 
simple that way.

The Object.is_a? Object diagram is totally different, and shouldn't be 
confused with the first. It's all to do with metaclasses. Different 
notations should apply.


Cheers


Dave