From: pjb@... (Pascal J. Bourguignon) Date: 2009-01-16T00:24:06+09:00 Subject: Re: Why do true and false have separate classes "David A. Black" writes: > On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote: > >> Mike Gold writes: >> >>> Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote: >>>> It's also a way to remember that Ruby is just a lisp that >>>> has been Matzacred. >>> >>> Is the intended pun "massacred lisp" ... or "Matz' sacred lisp"? >> >> Both are true. > > You're not the first person, not even the first person on this list, > who scoffs at Ruby -- and that's your prerogative -- but please do not > talk about Matz as someone who has "massacred" any language. > > Aside from being snide and obnoxious, the notion of a massacre is just > plain wrong. Lisp is still alive, and you can still use it. > > Let's be nice. The wrong doing is in the mindshare. I agree that it is not as wrong and bad as C++ or Java, but still. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__