From: Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@...>
Date: 2005-12-23T08:48:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Diff of opinion on dynamic stuff

On 12/22/05, Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@path.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> > "open class" is so strong (often too strong), we can break things
> > easily.  In other word, Ruby trust you to give you sharp knives, where
> > Python don't.  From the Python point of view, it's wrong, I guess.
>
> A chef will tell you that sharp knives are safer than dull ones, since
> they do not have to be forced.

If these two quotes together aren't a perfect Ruby quotable quote, I
don't know what is.

<tongue_in_cheek>

And now we have another weapon in the Python vs Ruby war:

Python: Dull
Ruby: Sharp

</tongue_in_cheek>

Seriously though, a Python vs Ruby war is kind of dumb, since it is
like brothers fighting.

Ryan