2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/active_relation/relations/attribute.rb b/lib/active_relation/relations/attribute.rb
index 30cd9798d9..b7233a4b17 100644
--- a/lib/active_relation/relations/attribute.rb
+++ b/lib/active_relation/relations/attribute.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module ActiveRelation
       end
   
       def eql?(other)
-        relation == other.relation and name == other.name and self.alias == other.alias
+        relation == other.relation and name == other.name and @alias == other.alias
       end
 
       module Predications  
diff --git a/lib/active_relation/relations/base.rb b/lib/active_relation/relations/base.rb
index 67a64b9aa6..960735f07f 100644
--- a/lib/active_relation/relations/base.rb
+++ b/lib/active_relation/relations/base.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ module ActiveRelation
       include Iteration
   
       module Operations
-        def <=>(other)
+        def join(other)
           JoinOperation.new("INNER JOIN", self, other)
         end
   
-        def <<(other)
+        def outer_join(other)
           JoinOperation.new("LEFT OUTER JOIN", self, other)
         end