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Why use symbols instead of strings:
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irb(main):024:0> Benchmark.measure{1_000_000.times{'hello'}}
=> 0.210000 0.000000 0.210000 ( 0.202565)
irb(main):025:0> Benchmark.measure{1_000_000.times{:hello}}
=> 0.050000 0.000000 0.050000 ( 0.046498)
irb(main):026:0> Benchmark.measure{10_000_000.times{'hello'}}
=> 1.500000 0.000000 1.500000 ( 1.499443)
irb(main):027:0> Benchmark.measure{10_000_000.times{:hello}}
=> 0.380000 0.000000 0.380000 ( 0.379270)
irb(main):028:0> Benchmark.measure{100_000_000.times{'hello'}}
=> 15.410000 0.010000 15.420000 ( 15.421837)
irb(main):029:0> Benchmark.measure{100_000_000.times{:hello}}
=> 3.790000 0.010000 3.800000 ( 3.790588)
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