From: Martin Weber <Ephaeton@...>
Date: 2002-07-26T08:47:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Opinion on Ruby maturity, the missing things

On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 08:44:29AM +0900, John Carter wrote:
> [...]
> <more_serious>
>   Clearly, no, that is not the problem. Speed is perhaps an issue, but 
>   probably more importantly, Ruby is percieved by Pointy Haired Bosses as 
>   weird Jap thing that nobody knows / uses.
> 
>   I have yet to see a perl app that is shipped only in bytecode form, yet 
>   Perl is weirder than Ruby and more popular with the PHB's
	<less serious>
	You don't have compile Perl for it to be unreadable; just have to write it.
	</less serious>
> </more_serious>

-Martin

PS No language flames intended - if you think it is, can't you laugh for once ? :)