I am not suggesting a change but I am curious why languages including Ruby 
do not use new as a class method
e.g.
class Test
etc.
def new(x)
@z= x;
end

etc.
end

mytest= Test.new


instead of 'initalize'

Is there some fundamental reason why the latter is the way to do it.


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