From: Edgardo Hames Date: 2004-10-21T03:25:29+09:00 Subject: Re: A concise description of Ruby? On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:59:50 +0900, James Britt wrote: > > For the latter, I'm not versed enough in Smalltalk, Python, or whatever > else gets tossed in to some algebraic Ruby description to give any > follow-up detail. And I've heard people say, "If it's so much like X, > why not just use X?" > Given that Ruby comes from Perl and Smalltalk, why do some people keep comparing Ruby and Python all the time? We already know which one is better ;) Do they share a similar background (besides the usually mentioned similarities). Kind Regards, Ed -- We all know life is often unfair. The trick is to make it unfair in your favor.