From: Joao Pedrosa <joaopedrosa@...>
Date: 2004-10-21T05:09:51+09:00
Subject: Re: A concise description of Ruby?

Hi,

> > why do some people keep
> > comparing Ruby and Python all the time?
> 
> """
> I wanted a scripting language that was more powerful than Perl, and more
> object-oriented than Python. That's why I decided to design my own language.
> """
> http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2001/11/29/ruby.html
> 
> Well... If I tell you "Highly dynamic, hi-level, interpreted, garbage
> collected, file-based, strongly OO && mildly functional, clear syntax
> and fun to use", it could apply to both languages.

You seem to like Python a lot. Can I ask you 10 features of Ruby that
Python lacks or at least does not deliver as easy as Ruby does. It
matters to me that the syntax to a feature is easy enough, because I
don't want it to make the source-code bigger or uglier than necessary.
:-) And when multiplying it by 10k, it matters.

> 
> > Do they share a similar background (besides the usually mentioned similarities).
> 
> Guess what ?-)
> 
> IMHO, the biggets difference is that the 'main' influence (well... the
> most obvious...) is C for Python and Smalltalk for Ruby (oh, and yes :
> most pythonistas think of Perl as one of the most horrible thing in the
> world !-)

That's simplifying too much for Ruby. Python may have that influence, though.

Cheers,
Joao