From: Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@...>
Date: 2006-02-17T06:48:09+09:00
Subject: Don't let this happen to Ruby, pleeeeease?

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This is quite a good article I just read via a link on artima (I think).

http://www.pyrasun.com/mike/mt/archives/2005/01/09/20.57.06/

I was just thinking as I read it that it has some parallels with how I see
"the ruby community" from the perspective of an "outsider".

I won't elaborate too much, needless to say I just love Ruby, and wish I
could use it in my day-to-day job (right now, any bl**dy programming would
be good!!).  I've read quite a bit recently that "Ruby is the next Java",
Java is dying etc. etc.  Well good on it.  And I think there are some
exceptional people, many on this list, who do a damned good job for selfles=
s
reasons to make it available to others.

It's just that, well, the actual Ruby exposure on the net is a bit weak, to
somebody like me who doesn't have the time to read every mail on the mailin=
g
list.  Just simple things like a roadmap of what to expect from Ruby -
what's in the latest release for example, when's the next one, and what's
planned for 1.9? When exactly IS Rite going to be available.  Is the new
super-duper website ever going to be finished?

Sorry, bit of a late night rant from somebody who cares...


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All the best
Glenn

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