From: Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@...>
Date: 2007-10-23T01:30:19+09:00
Subject: Re: IronRuby...will it be like J++?

Robert Dober wrote:
> On 10/22/07, Phil <cmdjackryan@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Clifford Heath [mailto:no@spam.please.net]
>>> Sent: Montag, 22. Oktober 2007 12:05
>>> To: ruby-talk ML
>>> Subject: Re: IronRuby...will it be like J++?
>>>
>>> Classic divide and conquer, combined with a swamping strategy,
>>> regardless of licensing issues. Divide the community and make the
>>> smaller group irrelevant.
>> First used by Sun in the Ruby space, since they took JRuby under their wing.
> Now I am a Java hater, but even though I have to take defense for
> these guys, they are great, nice people and I am not at all afraid of
> them. Ok the chose Java instead of Smalltalk but for the rest they are
> ok ;).
> Yup I still believe that Java is not a better choice, technically, but
> I might *easily be wrong*, right Charles?

Time will tell :)

- Charlie