From: "Hans-Eric Grönlund" Date: 2006-04-03T22:06:00+09:00 Subject: What's up with symbols? Hello fellows! I'm trying to understand symbols. Not what they are, but rather why Ruby has them. They are neat and I use them, but effectively you end up with the same thing using plain strings, right? So why extend the language? I get the feeling I'm missing a big point so please help me out by pointing it out to me. Best regards Hans-Eric Grönlund -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.