Comprehensive Ruby Programming

What does instantiation mean? – A real-world example

Before we dive into the code, let's analyze a real-world example of instantiation. (A quick spoiler alert. If you understand what it takes to build a house, you already understand instantiation.)

Let's imagine that you're building a house. One of the first tasks you'd most likely do is build a blueprint for the house. This blueprint would contain attributes and features of the house, such as these:

• The dimensions for each room
• How the plumbing will flow
• Essentially, every attribute/feature of the house

Now let me ask a dumb question. Is the blueprint of the house the actual house? No, ...