From: Wayne Blair <wayne.blair@...>
Date: 2001-05-26T02:48:10+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:15721] ruby way

In the last couple of weeks since I started participating, I've noticed a
lot of replies like,

"... but you should do it the ruby way."
or
"... I can see how this would violate the spirit of ruby."

One of the things I find most intriguing about ruby, however, is it's
flexibility to be expressed in many different styles.  Somehow the language
and community have attracted perl, java, lisp and smalltalk adepts (among
others) and I think ruby accomplishes this by "inviting" them to express
their thoughts in their own styles, but at the same time encouraging them to
experiment with others.  Maybe I am just speaking for myself, but I have
found few constructs in the ruby language that are unique to ruby, instead
finding unique to ruby the simplicity with which one can utilize its many
constructs.  Perhaps the ruby way is its lack of a solitary way, and the
ruby spirit lies in the zeal of its users to wander.

Wayne