From: Sean Russell <ser@...>
Date: 2001-06-16T05:26:51+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:16508] Re: Smalltalk vs. Ruby

On Friday 15 June 2001 12:30, you wrote:
> > What does Ruby offer that Smalltalk does not?
>
> A syntax that does not appear to come from a foreign planet. ;-)

Here, here.  Syntax is one of the most important aspects of a language for 
me.  While I admire them, the syntaxes of Smalltalk, Lisp, and ML give me 
hives.

Therefore, Ruby.

--- SER