From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-10-09T06:26:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Save the world from evil code crusade

James Edward Gray II wrote:
> On Oct 8, 2005, at 3:26 PM, aurelianito wrote:
> 
>> And, by the way, this is a personal project. I wanted to have the
>> feeling to program in a highly dynamic language. Most of my
>> professional experience is in Java and I feel I'm missing something.
>> That's why I'm tackling a problem that goes to the root of the
>> language.
> 
> 
> I really don't mean any offense by this, but you picked a pretty un- 
> Ruby-ish problem to start with, I think.  That might make it hard to  
> learn Ruby and its merits.

Or, viewed another way, trying to get something to do the sorts of 
things it isn't typically inclined to do can be enlightening.

For example, if you wanted to turn Java into a fluid, dynamic language, 
you'd certainly have to learn about all the restrictive, cramped parts.

Modifying or wrapping Ruby to make is less fluid and dynamic seems quite 
an educational task; for starters, you'll probably end up knowing the 
internals far better than most users.

James

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