From: Chris White <cwprogram@...>
Date: 2011-07-31T21:02:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby a "4th generation language"? Credible sources?


On Jul 31, 2011, at 3:50 AM, Albert Schlef wrote:

> I've noticed that Wikipedia says that "C#, Java" are 3'rd generation
> languages[1] and "Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby" are 4'th generation
> languages[2].
> 
> My question is:
> 
> Are there any credible sources that categorize these languages in this
> way?
> 
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-generation_programming_language
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_language

It's Wikipedia, and being a community driven content site people will still say things without citing sources. That's why we have good ole [citation needed]. Honestly though, will people throw Ruby out as a language choice because of an article Wikipedia has? If so does the Ruby community really want someone that makes such narrow minded decisions? I honestly believe that the decision to work with a language is determined by more valuable conditions such as documentation, community activity, popular uses (Rails), and how easy it is for the user to work with. 

TLDR; I call BS

Regards,
Chris White
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