[#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:03988] Re: Principle of least effort -- another Ruby virtue.

From: Conrad Schneiker <schneik@...>
Date: 2000-07-14 01:49:46 UTC
List: ruby-talk #3988
Hi,

Andrew Hunt wrote:

> On a side note, another axis of language comparisons might
> be something like "volatility", in the sense of "how bad do things
> get when I make a typo".
>
> On that axis, LaTex and C++ are very volatile (perhaps even chaotic? :-)
> languages.

Good ol' LaTex. Fragile tools, brittle systems, and passive-aggressive
software are terms that come to mind.

> One wrong move and all hell breaks loose.   Ruby,
> on the other hand, does not generally suffer widespread failure
> due to a single typo.

Like rip-stop fabric and fracture-resistant composites.

--
Conrad Schneiker
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