From: Minkoo Seo <minkoo.seo@...>
Date: 2006-06-25T02:43:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby goodies?

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Hi.

I've had similar feeling recently and tried to translate what I can do in
Ruby
into Java. And it turns out that data structure facility in this language is
very much powerful.

Consider:
list = [1,2,3,4,5] # How would you do this list creation in C#?
list = { 1=> 'a', 2=> 'b' } # How could you initiate a hash with these
default values?

You'll find that such a simple initialization turns out to be complicated in
C# and/or Java.

Also, consider:
(1..100).to_a.min # This returns 1 which is the smallest number between 1 to
100.
Do you think it would be possible to write such a succint code in C#?

Not only metaprogramming facility - which is awesome btw - but also data
structures
are playing crucial role in this language.

Sincerely,
Minkoo Seo

On 6/22/06, Roger Johansson <roger.johansson@compona.com> wrote:
>
> Im a C# programmer and Im totally new to Ruby.
>
> What would you guys say is the main benefits of Ruby over C#?
> C# has closures and is getting lambdas in C#3
>
> So in what scenarios should I absolutely go for Ruby instead of C#?
>
> One of the benefits that I've found myself is the reflection/runtime
> modification support.
>
> When I implemented my .NET AOP lib NAspect in .NET it took a few good
> months to make it work.
>
> In Ruby it took me about 5h to get support for pointcuts, interceptors
> and the whole kit.
> So that part was pretty amazing.
>
> but are there any other areas where ruby really shines, or are all of
> the goodies related to the abillity to modify things on the fly?
>
> //Roger
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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