[#3986] Re: Principle of least effort -- another Ruby virtue. — Andrew Hunt <andy@...>

> Principle of Least Effort.

14 messages 2000/07/14

[#4043] What are you using Ruby for? — Dave Thomas <Dave@...>

16 messages 2000/07/16

[#4139] Facilitating Ruby self-propagation with the rig-it autopolymorph application. — Conrad Schneiker <schneik@...>

Hi,

11 messages 2000/07/20

[ruby-talk:03984] Re: Principle of least effort -- another Ruby virtue.

From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-07-13 23:50:46 UTC
List: ruby-talk #3984
Conrad Schneiker <schneik@austin.ibm.com> writes:

> Well, I think the canonical least list of least principles for Ruby (subject
> to previously mentioned qualifications) is probably:
> 
>     Principle of Least Effort.
> 
> If so, the general reason would be that this principle more strongly entails
> more of the other applicable least principles than is the case for any of the
> other such least principles.

Nah - you're missing the higher level case:

   Principle of Least Principles  ;-)


Isn't "Principle of Least Effort" a Perl virtue. though? Or at least,
couldn't it be confused as one. And if it could, then I'm not sure I'd 
like to see Ruby sharing it.


Regards


Dave

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