you can't freeze constants in ruby

cant_freeze_constants.rb

BOB = 3 #=> 3
BOB.freeze #=> 3
BOB = 4 # (irb):4: warning: already initialized constant BOB  #=> 4
BOB #=> 4

That's not what freezing does, anyway O.o

a = 1 # => 1
a.freeze # => 1
a = 2 # => 2
a # => 2

b = "" # => ""
b.freeze #=> ""
b << "foo" #TypeError: can't modify frozen string

(freezing works on instances of objects, and has nothing to do with assignments)

or constants, for that matter

FOO = "boo" # => "boo"
FOO << "barf" #=> "boobarf"
FOO.freeze # => "boobarf"
FOO << "cats" #TypeError: can't modify frozen string
FOO = "bar" #(irb):13: warning: already initialized constant FOO

I see you missed the twitter conversation that went with this (x.x)

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On Jun 1, 2011 8:04 PM, "toothrot" < ***@***.***> wrote: That's not what freezing does, anyway O.o ``` ruby a = 1 # => 1 a.freeze # => 1 a = 2 # => 2 a # => 2 b = "" # => "" b.freeze #=> "" b << "foo" #TypeError: can't modify frozen string ``` ## Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://gist.github.com/1003283

=(

I was talking about the pointlessness of freezing value objects! See, now its like you where here all along!

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On Jun 1, 2011 8:34 PM, "toothrot" < ***@***.***> wrote: =( ## Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://gist.github.com/1003283

so i see!