[#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:04058] Re: What are you using Ruby for?

From: Aleksi Niemel<aleksi.niemela@...>
Date: 2000-07-16 13:07:31 UTC
List: ruby-talk #4058
Dave asks:
>A quick survey: what are all you folks (yes, including all you lurkers 
>out there) using Ruby for? As well as the normal scripting stuff, are
>there people using Ruby in interesting ways?
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

and the rest of the people answers:
> > > 1) mailer
> > > 2) Linux management tools
> > 
> > 3) Functional testing; building stub or driver to test.
> >   Testing target: CGI, router, palmware, ...
> > 4) Website management tools
> >   sync, backup, log aging, ...
> 
> 5) Numerical computation
> 6) Mail manipulation

7) one-liners 
8) coevolutionary simulations and analysis 

I'm not entirely sure about one-liners (not enought experience), but few
I've had need lately worked fine.

To whom I should post my address where the special prize for first cool
entry should be delivered. :)

	- Aleksi

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