From: Vassilis Rizopoulos <damphyr@...>
Date: 2008-06-14T08:26:43+09:00
Subject: Re: A crosspost from the Perl Community

Robert Klemme wrote:
> 2008/6/13 Jenda Krynicky <jenda@cpan.org>:
>
> <snip>rant</snip>
>
> You do not have to use Ruby if you do not like to.
>
>   
>>> I don't think this is a comment on the actual languages, but their
>>> respective
>>> communities. If people are drawn to Ruby because of pretty syntax,
>>> they're
>>> probably likely to hold clean, readable syntax as a desirable goal.
>>>       
>> I don't think people get drawn to Ruby because of pretty syntax. I think
>> it's all marketing. Ruby on Rails is (or is it still?) hip. The new cool
>> kid on the block.
>>     
>
> That's not true for me.  I don't use Rails but I do use Ruby because
> of its OO capabilities and the clean syntax.  I was attracted way
> before the hype and I believe Rails did not even exist at that point
> in time.
>   
Ditto . I'm programming in Ruby for more than 6 years now and I still 
haven't used Rails :).
Clean syntax, beautiful code, enjoyment in programming!
V.-

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