Flirting With Models » metaclass http://coreyhoffstein.com musings on numerical computing and financial modeling Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:53:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Ruby’s Eigenclass and Metaclass http://coreyhoffstein.com/2009/02/24/rubys-eigenclass-and-metaclass/ http://coreyhoffstein.com/2009/02/24/rubys-eigenclass-and-metaclass/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:28:14 +0000 Corey http://coreyhoffstein.com/?p=98 If you are like me, you have probably dabbled in Ruby meta-programming, but never really found a place to use it, so never got very far. While we all love _why’s unique writing, his article on meta-programming was a bit opaque, and less than enlightening (let’s be honest — sometimes we just need a dry, straightforward technical reference).

Enter these two gems. ‘The Singleton Class’ and ‘The Metaclass’, written by Patrick Farley. Genius stuff.

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