From: "Haase, Konstantin" <Konstantin.Haase@...> Date: 2011-05-30T16:17:17+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:36572] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4801][Open] Shorthand Hash Syntax for Strings I would find that misleading. +1 for {'a': 'b'} == {:a => 'b'}. Keep in mind that :'a' == :a. Konstantin On May 30, 2011, at 09:12 , Anurag Priyam wrote: >> Iff {'key': 'value'} means {:key => 'value'} I have no objection. > > Won't that be misleading? I think the OP wants {'key': 'value'} to > mean {'key' => 'value}. > > -- > Anurag Priyam > http://about.me/yeban/ >