>>>>> "K" == Kero van Gelder <kero / d4050.upc-d.chello.nl> writes:

K> So, even though what I wanted is possible, isn't one of the ideas of
K> Ruby to allow you to write what you want consisely?

K>   Class.new(name)

K> would be very short and very clear, if you ask me (name being a string
K> or a symbol, not sure whether both should be allowed).

pigeon% ruby -e 'A = Class.new(Object); p A.name ; p A.type'
"A"
Class
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux