From: Robert Dober Date: 2006-10-25T22:42:14+09:00 Subject: Re: Is there really an impending Ruby fracture??? ------=_Part_29370_27956546.1161783730510 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 10/25/06, Trans wrote: > > > M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > > Well ... I've been home from RubyConf for a day now. I sort of expected > > someone would have spotted this and commented on it (here) by now, but > > they haven't. In any event, I came away from the conference with a > > completely different view of the state of Ruby than David Pollak > > apparently did. > > > > > https://www.lostlake.org/blog/index.php?/archives/11-The-Impending-Ruby-Fracture.html > > "At the core, I think Ruby is defined by Rails. Sooner or later, the > Rails guys will realize they're the dog and start finding a tail that's > easier to wag for the customers with lots of money. That will likely > lead to fractured Ruby syntax and fractured Ruby dialects." > > Now there's a statement to reckonwith. > > T. > > > Makes lots of sense to me!! I *completely* disagree with the first statement; but Thomas is a very bright guy (1) and his conclusions are kind of "possible"; Hopefully he is wrong. I guess the mainstream policy to adapt to his postings is "ignore them" or 'take your time" The second approach has often proved worthwile to me, although I dislike his style, so I guess I am quite objective. (1) But strange in the sense that he likes to express his ideas his way, too like your humble servant ;) Cheers Robert -- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernhard Shaw ------=_Part_29370_27956546.1161783730510--