On Mar 29, 9:39 am, surreal <firewal... / gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 2008/3/29, Trans <transf... / gmail.com>:
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> > > On Mar 29, 11:40 am, Ruby Freak <twscann... / gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I am reading Hal Fulton's "The Ruby Way" On page 57 he makes the
> > > > statement:
> > > > "Class instance variables cannot be referenced from within instance
> > > > methods and, in general are not very useful"
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> > > I think that just an out-dated way of looking at things. I expect Hal
> > > would agree that needs to be updated to current trends.
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> > > I remember once, Hal and I got in a big argument about floating-point
> > > arithmetic. A tad spiteful I pointed out a flaw in his book. Despite
> > > the heated argument, he took it quite gracefully, saying he was always
> > > happy to receive comments/corrections. That was pretty damn
> > > respectable, IMHO. If he doesn't see this thread, write him directly.
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> > > T.
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> > Harshad Joshi
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> Harshad Joshi

Thanks Trans.

I guess Harshad didn't like my post! :-)

Anyway, I would still appreciate an explanation for the difference in
scope, or the reason the first assignment doesn't work.

Thanks