From: WesR <wes.rishel@...>
Date: 2008-01-02T04:10:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Zed Shaw - Ruby has dodged a bullet

On Dec 31 2007, 8:09 pm, James Britt <james.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
...
>
> I liked the Ruby community better when it placed more emphasis on code
> and less on personalities.

Here, here!

My own introduction to the sociology of Ruby was an episode where some
individual thought that the wording of my question was a slight to
Ruby, comparing it to Python, and attempted to start a long rant
thread.

Fortunately, wiser heads simply answered my question with facts and
suggestions, and I got my task done.

OTOH, I suppose those that there are two communities that need to be
served as well the very task-oriented folks.

Perhaps we could have

comp.language.ruby.evaluation

for those that want to compare notes on what makes Ruby better or
worse than other language and, indeed, what are the definitions of
better or worse?

comp.language.ruby.preach_to_the_choir

for those take emotional sustenance from participation in the
community and want to co-sustain.