From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2003-06-21T23:05:14+09:00
Subject: Re: In 1.8.0 nil.to_s is not the same as ""

Hi,

In message "Re: In 1.8.0 nil.to_s is not the same as """
    on 03/06/21, nobu.nokada@softhome.net <nobu.nokada@softhome.net> writes:

|What about the message mentioned at [ruby-talk:74012]?  Since
|that function is also used from String#to_sym not only #intern,
|so the current message doesn't feel appropriate.

"intern" is a canonical name for string to symbol operation in the
lisp world.  I see no problem.

							matz.