From: dblack@... Date: 2002-09-20T09:16:21+09:00 Subject: Re: Python the new Lisp, what about Ruby then? Hi -- On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, MetalOne wrote: > Strange this should be posted today. > Just yesterday I read the following link: > > http://www.mindview.net/Etc/FAQ.html#Ruby Oh, that again. I particularly like: Recent improvements to the language [Python] have outstripped whatever Ruby could offer, I think, and there's currently lots of very good work going on to further improve Python. That would be, ummm, iterators, for example? :-) > I have been on a bit of language learning quest lately. > There are many many interesting languages out there. > In no particular order: > Ruby, Python, Perl, Haskel, (OCaml, SML, ML, F#), Lisp, Lua, > Dylan, GOO, Self, Sather, Mercury, Merd, and I am sure many more. Have you seen the Language of the Year project (LotY) ? It's an initiative based on the PragProgs' advice to the effect that every programmer should learn at least one new language a year. The 2002 language is Haskell. Lively discussion about next year's language(s) has been going on just in the past couple of days on the mailing list. It's not clear what the main 2003 language will be, but it looks like there will be a Haskell Holdouts sub-group of people who didn't quite "finish" Haskell in 2002 (such as me :-) In general, if you're interested in learning a new language, you might find kindred spirits in the LotY community. David -- David Alan Black | Register for RubyConf 2002! home: dblack@candle.superlink.net | November 1-3 work: blackdav@shu.edu | Seattle, WA, USA Web: http://pirate.shu.edu/~blackdav | http://www.rubyconf.com