From: Dana Merrick Date: 2008-08-09T00:45:17+09:00 Subject: Re: An introduction, in about 50 lines of Ruby. --------------enig6D8AA2A34CCBBC763EDBC4F9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm very sorry, Lex. You've come to the Ruby mailing list at a difficult = time;=20 new users are using their summer hours to try out Ruby for the first time= and=20 the power users are off on beaches enjoying their time away from work. I feel like I check the mailing list fairly regularly, but unfortunately = I=20 missed your post on the day you posted it. I'm sure many others who would= =20 normally have been interested by your post were in similar situations.=20 Unfortunately the board has been seeing increasing amounts of spam sneak = in=20 recently, and us board regulars have been forced to skim the titles and m= ake=20 judgment calls as to what to spend our time reading. While I am in no way an icon of the Ruby community, allow me to personall= y=20 welcome you. This is a wonderful place filled with wonderful people, and = I would=20 hate for a sour introduction like this to affect your opinions on us as a= group. I did take your time to read your post and the attached code -- nice work= ! I=20 like how you brought recursion into it. I hope your co-workers were inter= ested=20 and not put off, but it seems from the situation alone that they're open-= minded=20 people. I hope you continue to code in Ruby and make your presence on this list=20 stronger. We can always use some more bright minds that are contributing = to the=20 community instead of asking us to do Google searches for them. -Dana P.S. Try Python if you want to or haven't. It's a great language. Most ev= eryone=20 here has dipped their toes in both languages, and if you're a true Rubyis= t, I=20 trust we'll be seeing more from you here. --=20 Dana Merrick - System Administrator Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. 54B Middlesex Tpke, Bedford, MA 01730 617.621.0060 x112 - http://www.ics.com --------------enig6D8AA2A34CCBBC763EDBC4F9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (Darwin) iD8DBQFInGp/7b+8UB5G/wMRAgLrAJ4zAwHvpRYfrPn0x2zlRsJ3jle5nACePww4 0oaPtAKDcyDUxG+PL98BcFo= =VUaN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig6D8AA2A34CCBBC763EDBC4F9--