From: dblack@... Date: 2006-03-18T01:35:56+09:00 Subject: Re: Rapid Prototyping Perl In Ruby? Hi -- On Sat, 18 Mar 2006, James Britt wrote: > dblack@wobblini.net wrote: >> Hi -- >> >> On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, thoran@thoran.com wrote: >> > ... >>> >>> >>> >>> "I actually had to prototype this module in Ruby to get my >>> thinking clear enough to code it up in Perl..." >>> >>> Does this seem a little muddle-headed to anyone!? >> >> >> Maybe I still haven't had enough caffeine... but it doesn't sound >> muddle-headed to me. I'm actually not sure what aspect of it you >> mean. I certainly wouldn't second-guess Simon Cozens, who has written >> more than 100 Perl modules, if that's how he felt he wanted to >> proceed. >> > > > Remarkable testimony, too, on how language choice effects thinking. > > Pretty striking if Simon Cozens has difficulty thinking something through in > Perl, but finds that Ruby engenders clarity. Simon took very strongly to Ruby, and was pretty visible for a while. I don't really know, but I think he might be spending more time on his ministry than on programming lately, at least to the extent that he hasn't had time to hang out in Ruby-space. It's too bad -- it was nice having him around. David -- David A. Black (dblack@wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypowerandlight.com) "Ruby for Rails" chapters now available from Manning Early Access Program! http://www.manning.com/books/black