From: Dave Fayram Date: 2005-08-05T06:05:41+09:00 Subject: Re: Yet Another useless Ruby 2 Idea On 8/4/05, Jeff Wood wrote: > Yeah, I figured that out right after I had posted my message... > > But still, you can see that the python syntax is quite a bit more > readable ( at least in this case ). > > j. Not to pick a fight, but that's just fine by me. Python sacrifices nearly everything for readability. It's a language that revolves around making code readable. If Python is occasionally more readable, that's just fine. Ruby has a goal of being pleasant to write and work with as well as being reasonably readable. I'd feel far more comfortable when I work with Ruby, and it is usually quite readable. I feel far more constrained when I write Python, but the output is nearly always extremely readable. The fact that Ruby can compete with Python in terms of readability is a testament to how far it has come. -- -- Dave Fayram (II) dfayram@gmail.com