inheritance chain: Class -> Module -> Object
Kernel.is_a?(Module) # => true Kernel is an instance of Module, which in turn inherits from Object. So how is Kernel an ancestor of Object? I found it on line 262 of "The Ruby Programming Language": "The Kernel module is an ancestor of Object." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.