From: john_sips_tea@...
Date: 2006-03-27T08:43:54+09:00
Subject: Re: deciphering poignant guide chapter 4 example

> Symbols are not merely lightweight strings, they represent
> names in the Ruby interpreter.

Ok, just like any other object:

foo = Foo.new  # An instance of class Foo.
bar = Bar.new  # An instance of class Bar.
baz = :famous_pizza  # An instance of class Symbol.

> Check this sample out to see the difference: [snip]
> Symbols with the same values are the same objects, that
> is not the case with strings.

Ah. Thanks.