open("output", "w") { |f| f << "Here's some output.\n" }
stat = File.stat("output")
stat.mtime
stat.atime
sleep(2)
open("output", "a") { |f| f << "Here's some more output.\n" }
stat = File.stat("output")
stat.mtime
stat.atime
sleep(2)
open("output") { |f| contents = f.read }
stat = File.stat("output")
stat.mtime
stat.atime