From: Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@...>
Date: 2001-12-12T08:48:49+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28291] Re: Survey for new Rubyists

* Phil Tomson (ptkwt@shell1.aracnet.com) wrote:

> 1) How did you find out about Ruby?

Dunno, think I just came across it when I was looking for a Better[tm]
language than PHP/Perl, while being unhappy with what I'd seen of
Python.

> 2) Prior to finding Ruby, what programming language(s) did you
> primarily use?

PHP, Perl.

> 3) (this question is for folks coming from PythonLand or PerlLand)
> What Python or Perl modules do you miss most and wish that Ruby had?

Recently that would have to be Mail::*, more specifically modules which
handle mbox/Maildir etc.  Since I'm currently using ruby to archive my
mail, it would be nice to have some well tested code to use for this
sort of thing.

> 4) (follow-up to #3) Would the lack of these modules preclude you from
> using Ruby?

Only if their implimentation was too complex to perform myself.  Luckily
mbox is fairly simple :)

Concidering Ruby's strengths at string handling, some nice Mail::*
hierachy stuff would be, er, nice.  Spam filters and the like (hell,
even procmail replacements :) would suit Ruby at least as well as they
suit Perl.

> 5) Do you think you'll be using Ruby at work in the next:
>   3 months?   6 months?  (or do you already use it at work?)

Work?  Uh, what's that? :)

> 6) (follow-up to #4) If you don't forsee being able to use Ruby at
> work within the next 6 months, what is the main reason keeping you
> from using it there?

Unemployment :)

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