From: Matt Lawrence <matt@...>
Date: 2005-12-21T04:35:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Bruce Eckel wouldn't know why to switch from Python to Ruby

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005, cyberco wrote:

> "The person I want to hear from is the core Python expert, someone who
> knows that language incredibly well, who has decided that Ruby is just
> so much better that all the mature Python libraries and community
> expertise doesn't hold a candle to the value of moving to Ruby. That
> person would be able to make a compelling, feature-by-feature argument"

I'm not sure that Ruby really is so much better than Python that a Python 
expert would want to switch.  Python is really good in many ways. 
Starting from scratch, not knowing either, I'm glad I went with Ruby, but 
if I had gone with Python, I'm not sure I would switch.

-- Matt
Nothing great was ever accomplished without _passion_