Kevin Smith <sent / qualitycode.com> writes:
> There was a discussion of this a few weeks ago. 
> Since Ruby is dynamically typed, Strings and 
> Files can behave the same (and thus be 
> interchangable) even if they do not inherit from 
> each other.

...

> This should definitely go in the FAQ.

It's on the list...

  http://pragprog.com/ruby?StringAsAFile

Thanks,


Dave