Jeremy Simmons: The Blog

Reposted from http://codebetter.com/blogs/scott.bellware/archive/2007/10/02/169121.aspx

I say :tomato
You say typeof(Fruit).GetField('tomato', BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)

I say :potato
You say typeof(Tuber).GetField('potato', BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)

:tomato
typeof(Fruit).GetField('tomato', BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)

:potato
typeof(Tuber).GetField('potato', BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)

Let's call the whole thing off

(*because your mother doesn't say :potato, she says "potato", and I end up running out of memory, whereas my mother says typeof(Fruit).GetField('tomato', BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public) and I always have a clear heap )

Of course, this wouldn't make sense to you if you know nothing about Ruby (www.ruby-lang.com) and it's managment of Strings

Great article here http://glu.ttono.us/articles/2005/08/19/understanding-ruby-symbols