# Paper on mixins

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paper-on-mixins/104842>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 23, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paper-on-mixins/104842 "2007-05-23T04:57:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![smokinn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@smokinn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/smokinn)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paper-on-mixins/104842/1 "2007-05-23T04:57:59Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m writing a paper on ruby mixins and thought it might be interesting  
to some of you on this list. It’s not really done (only due at the end  
of the month) so any comments or criticisms are appreciated. I imagine  
that attachments aren’t forwarded to the list so I put up a pdf copy  
here: [http://smokinn.tengun.net/files/ruby\_mixins.pdf](http://smokinn.tengun.net/files/ruby_mixins.pdf)

I don’t think the abstract is really correct anymore (that was the  
initial idea but things have changed since then) so the problem  
statement is a bit lacking and the last part on traits is still very  
weak, it will be expanded on. Other than that, the paper is hopefully  
decent.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,  
Guillaume