From: Jeff Wood <jeff@...>
Date: 2005-01-10T02:24:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Python vs Ruby

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Premshree Pillai wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 01:36:22 +0900, Luc Heinrich <lucsky@mac.com> wrote:
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>>Another one: Bruce Eckel (for whom I had lots of respect) has said that
>>Ruby is not worth learning compared to Python (which is why I lost all
>>the respect I had for him, poof, instantly gone, bye bye), so Python
>>wins again.
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>That was in a FAQ, right? That comment doesn't exist anymore, I think.
>Maybe he changed his views or something. :)
>
To all interested parties:

I've corresponded with Mr. Eckel directly about Ruby ( recently ... like 
November '04 )

His response was that he had looked at it a "years ago" and that it 
seemed "very perlish".  So, he stated that he's "been following it 
peripherally".

He also stated "If I get a chance to take a tutorial, I will probably 
try to do so."

I'm only giving snippets because I want to protect Mr. Eckel's privacy 
as much as I can.

Since this email, I have sent further email including at least what *I* 
consider to be the top 3 tutorials for Ruby ( online )....

Pickaxe Online ...
Why's Poignant Guide ...
and, the Tutorial included in the standard documentation.

Anyways, there's the $0.02 I know about this topic.  Hope it helps somebody.

j.

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