Practicing Ruby - Should I Tap that Hash? (Ruby 1.9 Style)

UPDATE: Be sure to read the comments. I’ve already learned a lot from them, and you might, too. Though the Ruby Best Practices book covers Ruby 1.9, it is decidedly not a “Ruby 1.9 Best Practices” book. The reason for this, of course, is that common idioms for Ruby 1.9 haven’t evolved yet. Let’s work together to change that. Every week until Ruby 1.9.2 comes out, I’ll be coming up with short, mana