From: David Ross <drossruby@...>
Date: 2004-09-01T05:33:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for system administration


--- Robert Nesius <nesius@speakeasy.net> wrote:

> Now that I've read the rest of the thread and added
> a few comments, I'd
> say if your friend is the only person responsible
> for his box(s) no big
> deal.  But if he is part of a larger team, and he is
> the only ruby
> scripter around, he should not use ruby at all. 
> Because after he's 
> gone,
> it is going to be difficult for anyone to
> fix/change/maintain his code.
> He should use whatever the group uses, and in most
> places that is perl.
> 

Yes that is true, but think about how those languages
started to get popular in the first place. People used
them even if the rest of the team didn't so they have
to get another person who does know ruby, learn ruby
themselves, or convert the ruby code. I think that its
a good thing to be different with choosing the
language to code in whether it be scripting or
programming. 

> Heretic, I know. :)  The point is he works in a
> group and other people
> will have to maintain his code after he's moved on
> to other groups or
> duties within his group, if he's the only ruby
> scripter, he's causing
> a problem.  If he's the only ruby scripter but he's
> going to train
> his colleagues on how to write/maintain ruby, that's
> ok then.
> 

Let hope he can teach them and use a bit of material
called books. :)


> 
> -Rob
> 
> 
> 

--David Ross


		
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