From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2002-12-17T23:14:28+09:00
Subject: Re: help -- persuade my boss to adopt ruby

From: "Robert McGovern" <robertm@spellmanhv.co.uk>

> I often wonder how many other managers / bosses actually choose the
> implementation language because they know off it and have heard "good
> things" about it and how many actually choose based on a good knowledge
> of languages and the problem space i.e. choosing the right tool for the
> job.
>
> Rob


I don't disagree, but I submit that managers often have real concerns that we
don't have much sympathy for.  That doesn't make their concerns any less real,
and some of their concerns are probably justified.

They are undoubtedly affected by hype, but that doesn't mean that their
reluctance to use Ruby is entirely baseless.  It's a shame, and I'm sure it
will change, but Ruby will have to change as well.  (I'm not advocating
anything radical here, nor anything specific, just gentle evolution.)

Ruby compares very well with Perl in many/most ways, we all know that.  It's
probably a stand-in replacement now, when you trade the number of libraries in
Perl for the ease and elegance of Ruby.

Gavin