2007/7/26, Ralph Grothe <ralph.grothe / itdz-berlin.de>: > Yes, but don't Rubyists promote a certain style guide? > (Perlists are pretty picky about it, contrary to the language's public > conception) Well, there are *some* style rules but not with respect to how many times you open and close classes. Actually there are cases (i.e. when modifying lib classes like String etc.) where it is the only realistic option to open it in your script and add a few methods. Kind regards robert