From: Christoph <chr_mail@...>
Date: 2003-10-31T02:59:57+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] win32-file 0.1.0

Berger, Daniel wrote:
...
> #
> # > > Synopsis
> # > > ========
> # > > require "win32/file"
> # > >
> # > > some_file = "C:\\Documents and
> # > Settings\\some_user\\fruitylicious.txt"
> # > >
> # > > Win32::File.attributes(some_file) # e.g. 
> ['hidden','archive'] # > # > Why not use symbols instead?
> #
> # Dunno - didn't think it really mattered.  Does it?
> # 
> 
> Personally, I generally dislike the symbol-as-hash key 
> style--even if there is some kind of performance gain to be 
> had from it.  So, you've got my vote to keep it as it is. :)

Just throwing in a curve ball on this frivolous matter, but
I strongly prefer the symbol style over strings. In fact, it
always bucket me that the reflection methods like
Module#instance_methods or Object#instance_variables
return arrays of strings instead of symbols. 

Ps. Thank you very much for all win32 extension -
they are really fantastic! Also what kind of nfts (5+) 
features will your win32/file extension support?


/Christoph