gistfile1.rb

module GeneralInit
  def initialize(*h)
    if h.length == 1 && h.first.kind_of?(Hash)
      h.first.each { |k,v| instance_variable_set("@#{k}",v) }
    end
  end
end

class Me
  include GeneralInit
  def sort
    instance_variables.sort{|a,b| instance_variable_get(b) <=> instance_variable_get(a)}
  end
end


m = Me.new(tim:10, josh:20, ben: 13, sue:1991)
p m.sort