From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2002-02-22T01:47:30+09:00
Subject: Re: FAQ comp.lang.ruby; correction, Ruby vs Python 2.2

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Russell" <ser@germane-software.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>; <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: RE: FAQ comp.lang.ruby; correction, Ruby vs Python 2.2


> James Britt (ruby xml) wrote:
>
> > I second this.  No matter how you phrase it, certain comparisons (pretty
> > much anything
> > using words like "more" or  "better") are prone to misunderstanding.  If
> > there really is a need to state how Ruby stacks up against other
languages
> > then it should be expressed using concrete, impartial details, allowing
> > the reader to make an informed judgment.
>
> Hear, hear.
>
> Comparisons have no place in the FAQ.

[snippage]

OK, this seems to be the consensus, and I agree. I'll remove
the sentence in question.

Hal