From: Lothar Scholz Date: 2004-07-19T14:05:36+09:00 Subject: Re: Which compiled language is closest to Ruby? Hello Gully, GF> I am currently using C++ as my compiled language but fell in love with GF> Ruby recently :) GF> Which compiled language is the closest to ruby? Are there any that are GF> object-oriented and have support for blocks/closures? You can find this only in the area of functional languages. I don't know any imperative compiled language that supports this feature. -- Best regards, emailto: scholz at scriptolutions dot com Lothar Scholz http://www.ruby-ide.com CTO Scriptolutions Ruby, PHP, Python IDE 's