[#14464] who uses Python or Ruby, and for what? — ellard2@...01.fas.harvard.edu (-11,3-3562,3-3076)

A while ago I posted a request for people to share their experiences

12 messages 2001/05/01

[#14555] Ruby as a Mac OS/X scripting language — Dave Thomas <Dave@...>

10 messages 2001/05/02

[#14557] Arggg Bitten by the block var scope feature!!! — Wayne Scott <wscott@...>

13 messages 2001/05/02

[#14598] Re: Arggg Bitten by the block var scope feature!!! — "Conrad Schneiker" <schneik@...>

# On Thu, 3 May 2001, Wayne Scott wrote:

9 messages 2001/05/03

[#14636] Yet another "About private methods" question — Eric Jacoboni <jacoboni@...2.fr>

I'm still trying to figure out the semantics of private methods in Ruby.

39 messages 2001/05/04
[#14656] Re: Yet another "About private methods" question — Dave Thomas <Dave@...> 2001/05/04

Eric Jacoboni <jaco@teaser.fr> writes:

[#14666] Ruby and Web Applications — "Chris Montgomery" <monty@...> 2001/05/04

Greetings from a newbie,

[#14772] Re: Ruby and Web Applications — Jim Freeze <jim@...> 2001/05/07

On Sat, 5 May 2001, Chris Montgomery wrote:

[#14710] Why's Ruby so slow in this case? — Stefan Matthias Aust <sma@3plus4.de>

Sure, Ruby, being interpreted, is slower than a compiled language.

12 messages 2001/05/05

[#14881] Class/Module Information — "John Kaurin" <jkaurin@...>

It is possible to modify the following code to produce

18 messages 2001/05/09

[#15034] Re: calling .inspect on array/hash causes core dump — ts <decoux@...>

>>>>> "A" == Andreas Riedl <viisi@chello.at> writes:

15 messages 2001/05/12

[#15198] Re: Q: GUI framework with direct drawing ca pabilities? — Steve Tuckner <SAT@...>

Would it be a good idea to develop a pure Ruby GUI framework built on top of

13 messages 2001/05/15

[#15234] Pluggable sorting - How would you do it? — "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>

Hello all,

16 messages 2001/05/16

[#15549] ColdFusion for Ruby — "Michael Dinowitz" <mdinowit@...2000.com>

I don't currently use Ruby. To tell the truth, I have no real reason to. I'd

12 messages 2001/05/22

[#15569] I like ruby-chan ... — Rob Armstrong <rob@...>

Ruby is more human(e) than Python. We already have too many animals :-).

15 messages 2001/05/23

[#15601] How to avoid spelling mistakes of variable names — ndrochak@... (Nick Drochak)

Since Ruby does not require a variable to be declared, do people find

13 messages 2001/05/23

[#15734] java based interpreter and regexes — "Wayne Blair" <wayne.blair@...>

I have been thinking about the java based ruby interpreter project, and I

48 messages 2001/05/25

[#15804] is it possible to dynamically coerce objects types in Ruby? — mirian@... (Mirian Crzig Lennox)

Greetings to all. I am a newcomer to Ruby and I am exploring the

13 messages 2001/05/27
[#15807] Re: is it possible to dynamically coerce objects types in Ruby? — matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) 2001/05/27

Hi,

[#15863] Experimental "in" operator for collections — Stefan Matthias Aust <sma@3plus4.de>

There's one thing where I prefer Python over Ruby. Testing whether an

13 messages 2001/05/28

[#15925] Re: Block arguments vs method arguments — ts <decoux@...>

>>>>> "M" == Mike <mike@lepton.fr> writes:

43 messages 2001/05/29
[#16070] Re: Block arguments vs method arguments — "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...> 2001/05/31

----- Original Message -----

[#16081] Re: Block arguments vs method arguments — Sean Russell <ser@...> 2001/05/31

On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 11:53:17AM +0900, Hal E. Fulton wrote:

[#16088] Re: Block arguments vs method arguments — Dan Moniz <dnm@...> 2001/05/31

At 11:01 PM 5/31/2001 +0900, Sean Russell wrote:

[#15954] new keyword idea: tryreturn, tryturn or done — Juha Pohjalainen <voidjump@...>

Hello everyone!

12 messages 2001/05/29

[ruby-talk:15573] Re: I like ruby-chan ...

From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2001-05-23 03:45:02 UTC
List: ruby-talk #15573
----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Starchman <glen@enabledventures.com>
To: ruby-talk ML <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:28 PM
Subject: [ruby-talk:15571] Re: I like ruby-chan ...


> On Tue, 22 May 2001, Rob Armstrong wrote:
> > Ruby is more human(e) than Python.  We already have too many animals
:-).
> >
> > Suggestion:
> > Her holding the Ruby (stone) in her hand is a little obvious.  How 'bout
> > a belt buckle?  Ruby Slippers may be too subtle for an icon (besides I
> > don't know how many Japanese know about Oz).
>
> Rubi-chan (notice the Japanese spelling) is cute! A perfect mascot if
> there ever was one.  How about just Ruby-chan holding a, well, ruby in
> her hand?

Hi Rob, Glen,

I also think the Rubi-chan logo is cute.

That's why I don't like it.  :)  And the ruby-crowned kinglet is, well,
even cuter, if you get my meaning.  Just my opinion. Nothing
personal against those who may [like|have designed] them.

But one more comment about Rub[iy]-chan. Don't forget these
comments from a female Rubyist a few weeks back:

> In this thread, I've seen a few people mention that they'd like some sort
of
> sexy woman for the mascot. I'd just like to point out that if a sexy woman
> becomes Ruby's mascot, you risk alienating some people.
>
> One of the greatest asset a technology can have is its community, and
that's
> often why I check out news groups, mailing lists, etc. when investigating
> something new.  If a logo or mascot gives people the impression that Ruby
is
> a boys' club, this can be a real turn off. By boys' club I don't mean a
> community that's mostly male (I assume the Ruby community is like this
now),
> but a group that would make it difficult for women to feel accepted.

Now, I don't like the specter of Political Correctness that is haunting the
USA...
in my lexicon, PC means Personal Computer.  :)  And let's not get onto that
kind of topic here.

But having said that: Her point is well taken.

I don't want to be PC for the sake of being PC. But I do wish to encourage
the
participation of women in a male-dominated profession. And I do wish to
promote an inclusive atmosphere, I wish to be cosmopolitan in my dealings
with people, and above all these, I wish to practice common courtesy.

Just my three cents' worth.

Hal





In This Thread