class Warning
  @@translations = { :en => 'Wet Floor',
                     :es => 'Piso Mojado' }
  def initialize(language=:en)
    @language = language
  end
  def warn
    @@translations[@language]
  end
end
Warning.new.warn

Warning.new(:es).warn

class Fate
  NAMES = ['Klotho', 'Atropos', 'Lachesis'].freeze
  @@number_instantiated = 0
  def initialize
    if @@number_instantiated >= NAMES.size
      raise ArgumentError, 'Sorry, there are only three Fates.'
    end 
    @name = NAMES[@@number_instantiated]
    @@number_instantiated += 1 
    puts "I give you... #{@name}!"
  end  
end
Fate.new

I give you... Klotho!

I give you... Klotho!

Fate.new

I give you... Atropos!

I give you... Atropos!

Fate.new

I give you... Lachesis!

I give you... Lachesis!

Fate.new

ArgumentError: Sorry, there are only three Fates.
...

ArgumentError: Sorry, there are only three Fates.
	from (irb):18:in `initialize'
	from (irb):28

class Module
  def class_attr_reader(*symbols)
    symbols.each do |symbol|
      self.class.send(:define_method, symbol) do
        class_variable_get("@@#{symbol}")
      end
    end
  end
  def class_attr_writer(*symbols)
    symbols.each do |symbol|
      self.class.send(:define_method, "#{symbol}=") do |value|
        class_variable_set("@@#{symbol}", value)
      end
    end
  end
  def class_attr_accessor(*symbols)
    class_attr_reader(*symbols)
    class_attr_writer(*symbols)
  end
end
Fate.number_instantiated

NoMethodError: undefined method `number_instantiated' for Fate:Class
...

NoMethodError: undefined method `number_instantiated' for Fate:Class
	from (irb):49

class Fate
  class_attr_reader :number_instantiated
end
Fate.number_instantiated