From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-12-13T22:09:59+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:7146] Re: Ruby, Python, Eiffel and Smalltalk

"Ben Tilly" <ben_tilly@hotmail.com> writes:

> > > >Do you think that it would be possible to use Python as a
> > > >Smalltalk replacement if an IDE existed that hid some of
> > > >Python's limitations?
> > >
> > > Would it perhaps not be better to use Ruby ?  See below for
> > > information and for comparisons of Ruby, Python, Eiffel and
> > > Smalltalk:
> 
> Please be very careful in this kind of advocacy.

Ben:

While agreeing with your sentiments about poaching, I don't think
there's anything wrong with the above. It isn't saying "abandon X for
Y". Instead, the OP asked a reasonable question: if Python had an IDE
could it replace Smalltalk?" The response was also reasonable: Ruby is
closer to Smalltalk than Python. It was a purely information post.

Regards


Dave