Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- Ilias Lazaridis <ilias / lazaridis.com> wrote:
> 
>>Another suggestion for the "Ruby Singleton Classes" or "Exclusive
>>Classes":
>>
>>Sterile Classes
> 
> Hmm.  "Sterile" is not the first word I'd have used -- it has a more
> widely-known meaning for one who is unable to reproduce. 

yes, in context of a class, this becomes true.

but you are right:

"unable to reproduce" vs. "unable to produce".

non-instantiatable class.

Class-intantiated-to-> Object

Object->gets-Class-attached

Reverse Class?

no.

> I personally
> prefer either "Excusive" or "Singleton".  But that's just me.

"Singleton" has already a meaning, thus "Exclusive" remains.

> Incidentally, I like your hierarchy diagram.

thanks a lot.

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