From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2006-09-02T06:16:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby: Result of a Japanese guy that just wanted to be happy programming and made a revolution

On 9/1/06, zoat <enogrob@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ruby - is a reflective Object Oriented (OO) dynamic language created by
> Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz) in Japan with the objective to rescue the fun
> and happiness in programming, designed with principles (see below) to
> free programmer's mind from the hindrances of that is usually should
> belong to the compiler, leading him to behave more intuitively,
> remaining thus the most important tool - the intelligence, and so
> creativity, happiness, motivation and productivity.
> http://holoflux.wordpress.com/2006/08/24/ruby-result-of-a-japanese-guy-that-just-wanted-to-be-happy-programming-and-made-a-revolution/

Well-intentioned article, but it shows a fundamental misunderstanding
of DRY and POLS.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DontRepeatYourself
http://www.artima.com/intv/ruby4.html
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PrincipleOfLeastAstonishment

martin