From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2006-07-29T05:27:08+09:00
Subject: Re: does ":" have an anolog in another language?

On Sat, Jul 29, 2006 at 05:07:16AM +0900, dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006, Chad Perrin wrote:
> >
> >I'm perfectly happy with "object-oriented symbol", but that might be
> >because Ruby is (100%-ish) object-oriented, and I knew about symbols in
> >the Lisp idiom before encountering Ruby.  Ruby symbols really do just
> >appear to be the same thing as Lisp symbols, except you can send them
> >messages in the Ruby idiom.
> 
> I'd just call them symbols, or Symbol objects (just as with strings,
> arrays, etc.).

Even better -- more succinct, makes the same point.  Thanks.

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