From: "J. Cooper" Date: 2008-02-12T06:58:17+09:00 Subject: Re: Hash keys Alright, so in general if the hash is going to interact with the outside world, I should use string keys, and it's not worth it particularly to worry about handling mismatch (unless I'm embarking on a Rails-sized framework)? I guess I had figured symbols made more sense, as a key is kinda just an identifier and there isn't a reason to perform string functions on it. But I didn't realize the deal with the GC -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.