From: Amr Malik Date: 2006-01-05T14:26:33+09:00 Subject: Re: On Symbols The longish 'foo' vs :foo thread was helpful to me as a "nuby" in terms of understanding the ruby Symbols. Personally, I like to see the dirty details of what happens when a symbol is encountered in teh token stream: For example, for me it would be instructional to hear from a Ruby expert as to what the interpreter does when it sees :foo or some such. I don't think the discussions of lower level details are all bad. Most of us maybe new to Ruby, but most if not all, have quite a few years in computing, so there might still be instructional value in giving the details on what exactly happens when a ruby 'Symbol' is encountered in the token stream. It might benefit those who wish to look a little deeper. thanks to all the experts for taking the time to go over this for the benefit of us newcomers. (and then going the extra mile to ask whether it made sense.. now that's truly refreshing to see in an online community) :) Cheers, -A Devin Mullins wrote: > Hey, all you lurkers: > > Have any of the explanations in the thread (What is the difference > between :foo and "foo" ?) helped you understand symbols? A combination > of them? Or a combination of a couple of explanations, and an irb > session? Which ones? Why? If you don't want to get involved in (what > seems to be turning into) a flamewar, email me personally (hint: don't > click "Reply" :P), and I'll compile the results anonymously. > > I think we all agree that everybody learns differently, and so I think > we're in dire need of feedback from somebody other than Chad (no > offense). > > Devin -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.