From: Matthew Harris <shugotenshi@...>
Date: 2007-01-07T02:45:20+09:00
Subject: Re: More space on the shelf...

"Quick and dirty" almost sounds offensive :P
It's good for much more than just "quick and dirty" programming.
You know, to some, it's a way of life :)

On Jan 6, 2007, at 1:45 AM, gregarican wrote:

> I got returned from a trip to my Barnes and Noble store next door.
> Grabbed a coffee and checked out the Computer section of the store. It
> was great to see perhaps a dozen different Ruby titles on the shelf.
> Everything from The Ruby Way 2nd edition to various Rails books.  
> Just a
> year ago there was maybe half the amount of titles on that shelf. It
> seems as if Ruby is indeed "making traction" (gotta love
> corporatespeak) in the overall technical community. And after forcing
> myself into more C# project work I can say Ruby is still my favorite
> for quick and dirty programming. A lot more fun than using just about
> anything else!
>
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