From: Tim Hunter <cyclists@...>
Date: 2003-01-31T08:03:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie question

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:03:35 +0000, Nicolay Vasiliev wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> I am only interesting of Ruby. I need to know: why did you choose this
> prog. language. Which benefits gives it for you in comparison with
> another languages? If you leave any language or maybe prog. environment
> and went to Ruby - again why?
> 
> Thank you all.
> 
> Nicolay Vasiliev.

I read an interview in the local paper with either Dave or Andy - can't
remember which - and he said "Here's how you write a loop in Ruby"

	3.times { do stuff }

and I said to myself, "I gotta get me some of that."

After 20 years of programming in a variety of procedural languages I
wanted to learn a new language and I wanted that language to be OO. Ruby
fit the bill. Very easy to learn and very easy to try things out.