From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2006-11-04T09:15:27+09:00
Subject: Re: str1 = str2 is not a copy?!?

On 11/2/06, Louis J Scoras <louis.j.scoras@gmail.com> wrote:
> As has been pointed out, you are creating a new binding to the same
> object.  Where it can get tricky is with multiple value assignments:
>
>     array = ['you', 'loose.']
>     a, b  = array
>
>     p [a,b]
>     p array
>
>     b = 'win!'
>     p array # Doh!!
>
>     x = array ; x[1] = 'win!'
>     p array # array has been changed

I get the point of this example, but it's worth noting that you can
change the array via b if you just use String#replace

>> b.replace "win"
>> array
=> ["you", "win"]