Symbols, Strings and Freezing | Rubber Duck Dev Show 42
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In this episode of the Rubber Duck Dev Show, we discuss symbols, strings and freezing in Ruby as well as touch on support for these concepts in other languages whether they are called atoms or even interning string literals.
Content Discussed
- Frozen Strings, Symbols, and Garbage Collection in Ruby
- How Ruby Uses Memory
- Ruby Symbols vs. Strings
- Ruby Hash[key] Showdown :symbol vs “string”
- Mortal and immortal symbols in Ruby