From: bruno modulix <onurb@...>
Date: 2004-11-05T07:18:43+09:00
Subject: Re: A concise description of Ruby?

Jamis Buck a �crit :
> bruno modulix wrote:
> 
>> gabriele renzi a �crit :
>>
>>> bruno modulix ha scritto:
>>>
>>>> The second part was already used 5 years ago when talking about 
>>>> Python...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> imo python's marketing word is 'readability' or 'simplicity', not fun.
>>> google agrees:
>>> "makes programming fun again" + ruby ->152 results
>>> fun+ruby -> 1.100.000
>>> "makes programming fun again" + py -> 63 results
>>> fun+python -> 630.000
>>
>>
>>
>> Ok, let's play :
>> fun + ruby + programming -> 69 500
>> fun + python + programming -> 152 000
>>
>> and on google.groups :
>> fun + ruby + programming -> 3 280
>> fun + python + programming -> 8 240
> 
> 
> Since we're googling:
> 
> bruno + python + fan -> 2320
> jamis + ruby + fan -> 86
> 
> Thus, there are more people named bruno that like python then there are 
> people named jamis that like ruby. 

Great ! Well done ! Nice job, boy !-)

> So...what did that just prove, again?

The power of google stats ?-)

> 
> The point, also, is that if Python floats your boat, cool. I, for one, 
> see neither Python nor Ruby ever replacing the other. Python is not a 
> perfect fit for every programmer, and neither is Ruby a perfect fit for 
> everyone. 

<aol>

> That said, Ruby IS a very near-perfect fit for me, whereas 
> Python is most definately not.
> 
> (bruno--hope I didn't step on your toes with the google example above. 
> It was meant in fun, not in spite.)

No problemo !-)

Bruno