From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-05-27T12:19:00+09:00
Subject: Re: metaclass in python, role in perl and AOP in ruby

Logan Capaldo wrote:
> ...
> How about we don't worry about Ruby mimicing anything? Just let it do
> what it does. There's no reason to artificially impose a focus for
> Ruby 2 just to avoid "mimicing" other languages. Some would say Ruby
> mimics perl right now ($_, $1, etc.), but that doesn't really matter
> because it has its merits and its disadvantages just like any other
> language. I hope ruby doesn't become an AOP language or a metaclass
> language or a role language, but rather a Ruby language.

I sort of figured most modern languages get where they are because 
people continually look at other languages and steal the better ideas.

Seems goofy to worry at this point that someone will accuse Ruby of 
being derivative or of having features found in other languages.



James


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