Can't get the hang of symbols in Ruby
问题 I have been looking the past days how to understand Symbols in Ruby. I read every article on Google about Ruby symbols, most of them are bad explanations so I come here, and I see some questions about this topic exists, however I do not understand, sorry. From what I have read I understand that symbols are immutable and unique, so the memory consumption and performance is better than regular strings. Question #1 Are symbols purpose in life to serve the same niche as strings? Is the purpose of