From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2009-01-10T23:49:29+09:00
Subject: Re: How Ruby

Hi --

On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Mike Stephens wrote:

>
>> In short, I wouldn't look at either the Ruby language or the Ruby
>> world as a minefield of clever but shallow features and/or people.
>
> I did not intend to suggest this. However coming from a background of
> Pascal-like languages, Ruby strikes me as extremely powerful and
> feature-rich, but correspondingly dangerous. The variable scope rules,
> for example, do seem to be conceived by someone with a sadistic turn of
> mind. Matz might see it as a medium of natural expression but maybe not
> everyone has his IQ.

Which rules are you thinking of? I'd be interested in hearing because
maybe I can produce an account of how they work that would make them
seem less sadistic. (I haven't picked up on that aspect of them, which
may mean I'm missing something or may mean that for some reason I've
got hold of a benign way of interacting with them.)


David

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