From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata <billtj@...>
Date: 2002-12-16T12:19:49+09:00
Subject: Re: help -- persuade my boss to adopt ruby

Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> Hi,

> In message "Re: help -- persuade my boss to adopt ruby"
>     on 02/12/12, "Shannon Fang" <xrfang@hotmail.com> writes:

> |>it's the MATZ'S position that Ruby will never be REAL WORLD language.
> |>it's his own toy and never will appreciate features needed for
> |>corporate use
> |Is it really Matz's opinion, and the direction of Ruby?

> I don't think so.  Ruby was his toy at the beginning, but this fact
> does not mean it remains being a toy forever.  Speaking of "features
> needed for corporate use", we have to define what they are.  I'm sure
> that Ruby will never be COBOL.  For THAT kind of "corporate use", my
> company sponsors opencobol as well as Ruby.

> 							matz.

Hi Matz,

Thanks for the clarification.  It is really comforting to read your
reply.  Regarding "corporate use", I guess for me it is anything that will
enable us to really earn living using Ruby.  (Just for fun I scanned the
jobs section of washingtonpost.com, which is really relevant in my
geographical area, and I entered the keyword 'ruby'; so far there is no
company seeking Ruby programmers yet.  When such an opening can be found,
then for me Ruby is really being used for "corporate use" :) ).

I always thank you for creating and contributing a wonderful language to
the programming world.

Regards,

Bill