From: Tom Sawyer <transami@...>
Date: 2002-09-19T12:43:52+09:00
Subject: RE: Python the new Lisp, what about Ruby then?

On Wed, 2002-09-18 at 21:37, Mike Campbell wrote:
> > ruby though just may gain as great a heritage as lisp due to its highly
> > OO nature. but python? flash in the pan.
> 
> I don't use Python, but I'd hardly call it _that_.  It is quite popular, and
> doing Real World Stuff (tm).  Seems to me hardly faddish.

well, i exagerate. but you get my meaning. i'm sure python dosen't have
the staying power of lisp. lisp will probably be with us for all time,
while python will be superceeded.

i think ruby has greater potential for sticking around, and perhaps is
the successor of python to which i refer.

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tom sawyer, aka transami
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