From: Anurag Priyam <anurag08priyam@...>
Date: 2011-05-30T16:33:22+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:36574] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4801][Open] Shorthand Hash Syntax for Strings

> |> Iff �{'key': 'value'} means {:key => 'value'} I have no objection.
> |
> |Won't that be misleading? I think the OP wants {'key': 'value'} to
> |mean {'key' => 'value}.
>
> I don't disagree here. �But considering the fact that {key: "value"}
> is a shorthand for {:key => "value"}, {"key": "value"} should be a
> shorthand for {:"key" => "value"}. �Besides that, since it reminds me
> JSON so much, making a: and "a": different could cause more confusion
> than the above misleading.

Right, that makes sense. Also we would then be able to say,
{'foo-bar': 'something'} to mean {:'foo-bar' => 'something}, which I
guess is not possible with the current shorthand syntax.

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