From: James Britt Date: 2009-08-02T05:18:30+09:00 Subject: Re: How Come Ruby is Text-Oriented? Mike Stephens wrote: > That's just what I noticed if I compare typical Ruby books > with Smalltalk. One is trying to open up capability by making things > easy and accessible; the other is dazzled by sophistication and > complexity. > Did you intend this parallel in your sentences? Ruby :: Smalltalk Easy and accessible :: Dazzled by sophistication and complexity I'd welcome Ruby books that covered sophisticated and complex topics. Most are largely introductory, or "how to build ... " tutorial efforts. -- James Britt www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys www.ruby-doc.org - Ruby Help & Documentation www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff www.neurogami.com - Smart application development