On 5/8/05, Ryan Leavengood <mrcode / netrox.net> wrote: > Dr Balwinder S Dheeman wrote: > > So as per 2nd definition above, how is about... > > 'abstract class' > > 'abstract objects' > > 'abstract methods' > I think that has a greater chance of confusion than the current > "singleton class" naming. Abstract class in the larger sense of OO > programming is very much unlike the Ruby constructs we are discussing. And, the singleton class of an object is anything but abstract -- it is an inherent part of the object's existence. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * halostatue / gmail.com * Alternate: austin / halostatue.ca