And here's another viewpoint, from Ruby (which also has :symbol syntax)
http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2007/01/20/13-ways-of-looking-at-a-ruby-symbol
And here's another viewpoint, from Ruby (which also has :symbol syntax)
http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2007/01/20/13-ways-of-looking-at-a-ruby-symbol