From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2009-01-16T19:45:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Why Ruby?

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Phlip <phlip2005@gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert Dober wrote:
>
>> Do we agree that Ruby is fit for large projects?
>
> Someone famous - I suspect Abraham Lincoln - once said "If I had an hour to
> chop down a tree, I would spend 30 minutes sharpening my ax." Or similar
> numbers.
>
> Some pointy-haired bosses out there don't understand that metaphor. They
> think that the more strokes needed to chop down the tree, the more
> "progress" we made.
>
> That's why stodgy languages that lead to huge line counts are very easy to
> market to them.
Sure, but in the end all that counts will be the trees chopped down,
right :). Just to give myself some hope LOL.
And sorry for that terrible metaphor we do not want to kill any trees
down of course !!!
R.