From: Gavin Sinclair Date: 2004-09-16T08:53:55+09:00 Subject: Re: Ex-Perl coders: Howz it feel to convert to Ruby? On Thursday, September 16, 2004, 4:29:50 AM, Chris wrote: > Bill Guindon wrote: >> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:54:51 +0900, Chris wrote: >> >>>I perceive, from what I've read, that this could be the case. I see all >>>these "testimonials" that claim rapid development and this is inticing, >>>yet at the same time, having done *some* Ruby coding, this is a little >>>hard for me to believe because in my estimation, the paradigm in Ruby is >>>entirely different than in just about any other procedural language and >>>even from the OO aspects of Perl, C++ and Java. To me, the difference >>>between Ruby and just about anything else (common) is the same as when, >>>in the development world, many of us made the leap from procedural to >>>OO. I think the gap between Ruby and most everything else is that big >>>-- as well as the payoffs...? >> >> One of the payoffs is the opportunity to think differently :) >> > Absolutely. One of my primary intriques with Ruby, to be sure... In that case, I suggest you simply read Pickaxe II for pleasure. It's a good survey of how to accomplish things in Ruby, and the available libraries to help you. By the time you finish, you'll have enjoyed thinking differently and picked up enough Ruby idioms to know what's going on. Cheers, Gavin