From: James Britt Date: 2005-05-26T13:18:50+09:00 Subject: Re: [BLOG] A different perspective on Ruby. ES wrote: > This has perhaps been aired here already, if so, apologies. > > Someone did not like Ruby; I find it refreshing to read > these takes as well since the actually bring up some > (fairly) valid points, this one moreso than usual. > > http://www.ericw.org/rants/showrant.psp?rant=ruby First, an OT question: Is there a Firefox extension that lets me *quickly* disable/enable page colors? I know I can do this via the Web dev tool bar stuff, but it's too many clicks, and sites with white text on a dark background (hip as that may be) are so painful to look at I get retina burn before I can finish all that clicking. About the log entry. I have a rule of thumb. If someone is using the words "shit" or "fuck" three or four times on page, they quickly lose all credibility. (Certain words should be treated like global variables: saved for special cases and for specific effect.) I like reading critiques (or criticism, even) of Ruby, but most of what was mentioned there were straw man arguments. Certainly POLS is a known subjective aspect and an easy target. I expect everyone reading ruby-talk could assemble a list of cases where Ruby violates their own sense of POLS. James Britt -- http://www.ruby-doc.org - The Ruby Documentation Site http://www.rubyxml.com - News, Articles, and Listings for Ruby & XML http://www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff http://www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys