From: Christian Leskowsky <christian.leskowsky@...>
Date: 2005-11-29T08:13:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Programming Newbie: Ruby or Java?

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I see where you're coming from.  I think there may even be a thread over on
java.net talking about boiler plate code in Java (eg. the new for/in syntax
in 1.5 was added to get rid of the repetitive iterator blocks).

I wish people wouldn't use lines of code as a metric for the goodness of
Ruby though.  I think Ruby is neat too, but not because I'm typing less.  ;=
p

Take care,

-
Chris

On 11/28/05, Lyle Johnson <lyle.johnson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/28/05, Christian Leskowsky <christian.leskowsky@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure why you guys think Ruby is easier than Java from a "Learn
> It"
> > perspective.  Maybe somebody can elaborate on this.  I don't really see
> it.
>
> Well, to be sure, it's a subjective thing. I suppose that when I think
> about the overhead that Java imposes for even a simple "Hello, World!"
> program (in terms of syntax and system configuration), Ruby wins. But
> as I noted, I've never actually been in the position of having to
> teach someone else how to program, so it's conjecture on my part.
>

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