From: RK Sentinel <sentinel.2001@...>
Date: 2009-01-22T04:15:53+09:00
Subject: String doesnt auto dup on modification

I'm writing my first largeish app. One issue that gets me frequently is
this:

I define a string in one class. Some other class references it, and
modifies it. I (somehow) expected that when another referer modifies the
reference, ruby would automatically dup() the string.

Anyway, through trial and error, I start dup()'ing strings myself. I am
aware of freeze().

But would like to know how others handle this generally in large apps.

- Do you keep freezing Strings you make in your classes to avoid
accidental change

- Do you habitually dup() your string ?

Is there some clean way of handling this that I am missing.
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