From: Daniel Schierbeck <daniel.schierbeck@...>
Date: 2005-10-22T22:52:00+09:00
Subject: Re: A comparison by example of keyword argument styles

Damphyr wrote:
> The :a syntax looks a lot like symbols ...

Erm, the keywords *are* symbols.

   def foo(a: 1, b: 2, **keys)
     puts keys[:a] # :a is a symbol!
   end

Therefore i think it's more clear if we write the keys as symbols.

   def foo(:a = 1, :b = 2, **keys)
     puts keys[:a]  # foo(:a) -> keys[:a]
   end


Cheers,
Daniel