It fits in the Ruby philosophy and coding style to leave the `self.' out. But it might not be so evident for non-rubists. Actually, new rubists might not even

It fits in the Ruby philosophy and coding style to leave the `self.' out. But it might not be so evident for non-rubists. Actually, new rubists might not even know that you can leave it out. In php you are required to use `$this->' for instance members.