From: Dick Davies Date: 2004-12-03T20:47:30+09:00 Subject: Re: [OFF] How to introduce Ruby to more people. * J. D. [1243 03:43]: > bin liu wrote: > >Ruby in our country is strangeness,many people even have not hear about it. > >Not like PERL or Python,they are very popular. > >I LIKE/LOVE it ,and wish more and more people will know it,learn it and > >use it . > >But i'm not sure how to introduce it to others even our country . > >I'm eager for your advices. > > > > Show them example ruby code that uses blocks, iterators and exception > handling to open & process a file using very few lines of code--and in a > way that gracefully handles errors and guarantees the file is closed. Dave's article is good for that : http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-09/ruby_01.html -- One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs -- but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette. - Charles P. Issawi Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns