Constants are variables that can be assigned to any object (only once). While symbols are immutable instances of class Symbol. Those are 2 totally different concepts.

Gennady.

On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:57 PM, Sonja Elen Kisa wrote:

> How are symbols and constant (capitalized) strings similar or
> dissimilar? They both seem to be used to store text that is not intended
> to change. In what situations should I use one or the other? How should
> I separate them in my brain?
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