From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata Date: 2002-10-19T01:29:20+09:00 Subject: Re: Things That Newcomers to Ruby Should Know (10/16/02) Hi, Thanks. Although I think performance-related issues should be in another list, I will include it as it is not too long. Regards, Bill ========================================================================== Kontra, Gergely wrote: > Also notice (performance tip), that > string << "another" is much faster than string+="another" (no extra > object creation) > so you should use any class-defined update-method, if exists.