From: Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@...>
Date: 2005-05-12T01:18:58+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby vs. java?

Jason Foreman <threeve.org@gmail.com> writes:

> Random thoughts related to this topic:
>
> +1 for ForTran.  Learn to love it.
>
> The SGI box is the Octane, not the Octave.
>
> Don't start this project in ruby, because when your program takes 3
> months to run you'll just rewrite it in ForTran anyway...
>
> Repeat after me: "I will not use Visual Basic.  I will NOT use Visual Basic."
>
> Don't force an Object Oriented design onto your numerical analysis
> problem unless there is good reason too do so.  You'll shoot yourself
> in the foot before you even get started.

Ahh, if only Fortress was ready for use...

> Jason
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