`1 + 1` in Ruby is syntactic sugar for `1.+(1)`. Nothing wrong about it at all, it's just different from what you're apparently used to. This type of thing is

`1 + 1` in Ruby is syntactic sugar for `1.+(1)`. Nothing wrong about it at all, it's just different from what you're apparently used to. This type of thing isn't even unique to Ruby or even OOP.