Rockets Rockets Rockets

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I'm not down with the new(er) Ruby hash syntax. I'm not down.

In javascript, I can do this:

hash = {
  first  : "one"
  second : "two"
  third  : "three"
}

In Ruby, I can do this,

hash = {
  rocky:    "one"
  mountain: "two"
  roads:    "three"
}

or I can do this:

hash = {
  :smooth  => "one"
  :vanilla => "two"
  :days    => "three"
}

The advantages of the second method are fairly clear. Smooth vanilla days.

The hash rocket syntax isn't deprecated, as detailed in this SO answer, and I don't think the new(er) syntax is "nicer" in the case of defining hashes (it is totally great for named params, though). We can use both, and I intend to use both. I know Michael will still make fun of me, but I feel pretty OK with this.

What about

hash = {
  rocky:    "one"
  mountain: "two"
  roads:    "three"
}

Still! What I'm saying is, when I use :tab /: in Javascript, I get nicely columnized hash definitions. If I use the same command in Ruby, I get a syntax error. I totally prefer hash rockets for hash definitions. (I have corrected my examples above).