From: Matthew Kerwin <matthew@...>
Date: 2012-06-19T11:52:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Symbols and Strings...

For the record, this:
<http://ruby.11.n6.nabble.com/Bikeshed-No-more-Symbol-lt-String-td3558662.html>

On 19 June 2012 09:00, Hal Fulton <rubyhacker@gmail.com> wrote:
> Silly of me. I not recall this at all, and even believed it was an
> original idea...
>
> Those who cannot remember history are condemned to Google it...
>
> Hal
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Eric Hodel <drbrain@segment7.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 18, 2012, at 15:09, Hal Fulton wrote:
>> > Hello, all...
>> >
>> > A modest proposal here... I think (tentatively) that Symbol should
>> > inherit
>> > from String, and a symbol should basically be an immutable string.
>> >
>> > Reply here and/or on my blog as you see fit:
>> > http://rubyhacker.wordpress.com
>>
>> This happened (see thread at [ruby-core:9188]) but was reverted.  I can't
>> think of the proper keywords to find the reason for the reversion.
>
>



-- 
  Matthew Kerwin, B.Sc (CompSci) (Hons)
  http://matthew.kerwin.net.au/
  ABN: 59-013-727-651

  "You'll never find a programming language that frees
  you from the burden of clarifying your ideas." - xkcd