From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2004-12-18T15:12:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby is like baby Alpaca yarn...

Jamis Buck wrote:
> Just wanted to share this. I often talk with my wife about what I'm
> learning about Ruby, or about how Ruby makes various tasks simpler.
> She, being a knitter, always responds by finding some comparison
> between knitting and programming (and, I must say, her comparisons are
> strikingly on target).
> 
> Tonight, I was telling her how pleasurable it is to read Ruby code,
> especially as compared to other programming languages. After
> a moment's thought she nodded, replying, "Ruby is like baby Alpaca
> yarn..."
> 
> What a great simile. I may have to use that as a sig sometime.
> 

Especially interesting in light of the punched card originating
with the Jacquard loom. Have we come full circle?


Hal