gistfile1.txt

#old style
a={}
a[:test] = {}
a[:test][:second_test] = 'Hello hash!'

# new style
# emulates working with directories
b = {}
b/:test = {}
b/:test/:second_test = 'Hello hash!'


# other examples
b = [4 => 'goodbye', 5 => 'hello'}
puts b/5

c = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
puts c/3



# extension to Hash class

class Hash
  def /(index)
    self[index]
  end

  # this will not work unfortunately
  def /=(index, value)
    self[index] = value
  end
end

Hey @kaiwren, maybe https://github.com/c42/wrest could use this for composing large URIs from a base URI.