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Jim Weirich

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Jim Weirich is a long time software developer and a relatively recent Ruby enthusiast.
Symbols Are Not Immutable Strings Posted: Dec 27, 2005 2:03 PM
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p(((. Inevitably, every Ruby nuby asks the question "What are symbols?", and the standard answer is "A Symbol is an immutable string". I have some issues with that answer....

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