From: Greg McIntyre <greg@...>
Date: 2003-03-22T22:48:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Strong advantages over Python

Peter Hickman <peter@semantico.com> wrote:
> Irregardless of the benefits of Ruby over Python I do not believe that
> dissing one language to make another look good is any way to promote 
> that language. It is the sort of trick that politicians with weak 
> arguments are wont to use.
> 
> If you want to show how good Ruby is give them some programming 
> exercises in Java for a term and then switch over to Ruby. When they
> see that they can write the program without all that 'scaffolding'
> they will be impressed.
> 
> Or perhaps teach them OO in Ruby for it's simplicity and then switch
> to Java and watch their hair fall out.

Oh! if only I could! :) Unfortunately I have no power to do such things.
I've been given permission to give one lecture on Ruby, well after the
students have been introduced to Python.

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Greg McIntyre
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