2 ms·ActiveSupport does that because Ruby encourages it.by nilved 9y agoActiveSupport does that because Ruby encourages it.eropple 9y agoRuby allows it. Ruby allows a lot of things. So does C++. So does JavaScript. So does Java. Deciding to do it is a question of taste.nilved 9y agoI think it goes further than that unless you don't consider the documentation and standard library sufficiently encouraging.