#Variables & assignment

myString = "...you can say that again..."
puts myString
#variables pointing to data

name = "Patricia Rosanna"
puts "My name is " + name + " ."
puts "Wow! " + name + " is an interesting name!"


#can assign an object to a variable & then reassign a different object to that variable

composer = "Mozart"
puts composer + " was great"

composer = "Beethoven"
puts "But I prefer " + composer + " frankly"

#variables can poinst to any kind of object, not just strings, apart from variables
var = 5 * (1+2)
puts var
