From: Phlip <phlip2005@...>
Date: 2009-04-13T09:55:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Can Ruby stay ahead ?

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 12:07 PM, David Masover <ninja@slaphack.com> wrote:
>> But since you're probably going to get this answer from pretty much everyone
>> here, what does CPAN have that Rubygems lacks?
> 
> *Quantity* ... CPAN far outnumbers Python, Ruby and other languages in
> the number of packages. To paraphrase Garrison Keillor, "If it isn't
> in CPAN, chances are you can build your application without it."

Uh, that refers to a small, obsolete general store that's close by, but cannot 
compete with the supermarket in the nearest town. Yes on home canning supplies, 
no on any jams without high-fructose corn syrup...