From: Makhno <mak@...>
Date: 2000-12-22T08:10:02+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:7923] Re: Ruby on .NET? A Perl Experience

> - Due to the enforced strong typing of the .NET environment the
>   code runs slower than traditional Perl.

How is strong typing supposed to *slow down* the interpretation of Perl
[or any language for that matter]?
If anything, it should speed it up, as the scalar's type would not need to
be determined everytime a scalar is used.

> .NET compatibility may get to be a big deal,

Depends what sort of 'restructuring' Microsoft have in mind after their
recent stock plunge.