From: stef <stef.bm@...>
Date: 2006-11-21T09:35:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby vs Java vs c++

Diego Virasoro wrote:

> > I realize you are a programmer but contrary to the machines you
> > program, which interpret code literally, you hopefully have the
> > power to INTERPRET, as opposed to a chip.
> > Surely, you can make out that "u" = "you", etc....
> 
> Although I must agree that Paul was nitpicking too much, and I am
> happy to be a bit flexible (for example lots of friends forget to
> capitalize the first word of a sentence), some of those abbreviation
> you used do take a while to be "processed".
> 
> You may think your readers will be happy to put up with it, but most
> probably if they cannot work out one of your abbreviation in some
> short time, they'll just give up and move to the next question.
> 
> So it's all a matter of who has the most interest in the
> communication, if you or your reader.
> 
> That said, maybe you can set a small ruby script and everyone wins,
> you get speed and the rest of us get clarity. :)
> 
> Diego

I didn't realize I was being so cryptic.  I guess I'll have to remember
to post to this newsgroup in PLAIN and proper English.
Maybe I should make a script as you suggested.... ;)

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