From: Pat Maddox <pergesu@...>
Date: 2006-06-06T14:00:38+09:00
Subject: Re: I love Ruby - But how bright is Ruby's Future?

On 6/5/06, Francis Cianfrocca <garbagecat10@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>Interesting.  I'm always stuck by people who don't get think that
> everything is fair game for questioning.
> The fact that "get think" makes this an invalid English sentence suggests to
> me (perhaps wrongly) that you changed your thought midway through. Not a
> point worth arguing.

I think assume that he means how are you sure that he didn't initially
make a milder comment, then decide to throw a punch?

Anyway, there have been countless threads on whether Ruby can be
accepted by "the enterprise."  Doing a search will cover the the same
tired arguments that reappear.

In my opinion, "the enterprise" is full of people who are too stupid
to use Ruby.  I read a lot of comments about how to lock Ruby down a
bit more so that it's more accessible to larger teams...what they're
really asking is how to dumb it down for less capable programmers.
Bottom line is that the people who are capable enough and have the
desire to use Ruby are in positions where higher ups tell them to get
things done, and don't care about how.

Nobody would ever ask, "How do I make a stock car safer for my toddler
to drive?"

Pat