From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2002-02-20T23:31:53+09:00
Subject: Re: FAQ comp.lang.ruby; correction, Ruby vs Python 2.2

matz@ruby-lang.org (Yukihiro Matsumoto) writes:

> > >    Ruby selectively integrates many good ideas taken from Perl,
> > >    Python, Smalltalk, Eiffel, ADA, Clu, and Lisp.  (Ruby is more
> > >    fully OO than Python in so far as basic types such as hashes
> > >    can be subclassed. See Ruby FAQ 1.4.) Ruby combines these
> > >    ideas in a
> >
> > Ruby is no longer more OO than Python (at least as pointed out in
> > this FAQ), as of Python 2.2.  See this:
> 
> I admit Python people done great job recently, I still feel like "Ruby
> is more fully OO than Python".  But we have to define "OO" before
> further discussion, it's the hardest task. ;-)

I wonder if we need to be taking pokes at other languages in the FAQ,
though? I'd vote to drop it (particularly as the sentence doesn't
really fit in context). I'd vote to drop it from the FAQ, but keep it
in our hearts :)


Dave