From: Shadowfirebird <shadowfirebird@...>
Date: 2010-11-26T22:39:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby's "More than one way to do things."

> Ruby: "There is more than one way to do it."
> Python: "There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to
> do it."

Programming languages -- at least, good programming languages -- shouldn't try to make programmers into better programmers, or force them to work in a certain way in order to get results.  (Imagine a toolbox that told you off for using the wrong screwdriver!)

The two main reasons I really, really love Ruby: (1) Good cognitive fit: the easy way is generally the way my brain works.  (2) on the rare occasions when (1) isn't true, I'm usually free to do it my way anyway.

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