From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2004-10-21T03:59:46+09:00
Subject: Re: A concise description of Ruby?

Edgardo Hames wrote:
>
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:59:50 +0900, James Britt
> <jamesunderbarb@neurogami.com> 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).

They are both dynamic, typeless, OO languages. If that is what you are
looking for (when you don't know any thing else), then both will quickly
become targets for further investigation.

I would like to think that those without any existing vested interest in
Python would end up choosing Ruby. At least I hope I'm right!  :-)

Curt