From: timsuth@... (Tim Sutherland)
Date: 2002-09-04T17:04:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Network programs?

In article <HGEEKCPKMCLEIOHFGKCNAEPBCCAA.nigel@forever-networks.com>, Nigel
Clarke wrote:
>- From what I've seen and heard, Ruby appears to be a great
>language for network applications. 
>
>Can you share some examples of network applications written? 
[...]

I've used Ruby as a client for web scripting tasks. For example, I have a
Ruby program connect to an online banking system, download statements and
do various checks.

Very simple example, but without having a tool like Ruby which makes this
easy, a problem like this wouldn't get over my SMOP[*] threshold.

[*] Simple Matter Of Programming. From the Jargon file
  "A piece of code, not yet written, whose anticipated length is
  significantly greater than its complexity.  Used to refer to a program
  that could obviously be written, but is not worth the trouble."

-- 
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"7&nvXD(AqEhsZA`Oh@in #oI.ZX #pXXhe"]):l)++l%8||p(rintf)sorry:gnu_crypt_only:}