# What folder are user created Classes traditionally stored in?

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**Created:** [November 12, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-folder-are-user-created-classes-traditionally-stored-in/119996 "2007-11-12T19:57:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jayson)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-folder-are-user-created-classes-traditionally-stored-in/119996/1 "2007-11-12T19:57:55Z")

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What is the traditional location for user made classes?

Thanks  
Jay

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**Author:** ![jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jayson)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-folder-are-user-created-classes-traditionally-stored-in/119996/2 "2007-11-12T23:50:36Z")

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On Nov 12, 1:57 pm, Jayson W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> What is the traditional location for user made classes?

Hi Jayson,

It really depends on what you want. Have you created some classes  
that you want to be available system wide? In that case you may want  
to package your classes in a RubyGem. See:

```
http://docs.rubygems.org/

```

On the other hand, if you’re trying to create a “stand-alone”  
application, then you may want to look into something like  
RubyScript2Exe:

```
http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/

```

Hope that’s helpful,

Eric

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**Author:** ![jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jayson)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-folder-are-user-created-classes-traditionally-stored-in/119996/3 "2007-11-13T02:00:57Z")

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On Nov 12, 2007, at 12:57 PM, Jayson W. wrote:

> What is the traditional location for user made classes?
> 
> Thanks  
> Jay

Wherever they make the most sense to the creator.