From: Chris Uppal <chris.uppal@...>
Date: 2003-12-04T02:02:06+09:00
Subject: Re: anything disappearing from Ruby for 2.0?

Berger, Daniel wrote:

> Ridiculous.  Frankly, I don't believe you.  The notion that it is
> somehow "optimized" for short scripts is absurd.  You are either
> trolling or waiting for the perfect language that will never exist.

I had dropped out of this thread -- I've already said everything that I've got
to say on the subject -- but I'm not going to let that pass.

I certainly am not trolling -- you'll just have to take (or refuse to take,
it's your choice) my word on that.

I am not waiting for the perfect language either -- I'm just waiting for one
that's better (for my purposes) than *current* Ruby.  If I read Matz's posts
correctly then Ruby *will* be improved in future, and, as it happens, it looks
as if he is planning to improve it in directions that move it towards *my*
ideal of a language.  I don't see why anyone should have a problem with that.

> Ultimately, Ruby is just a tool, like any other programming language.
> It's a great hammer, and a couple scratches on the handle (of any
> language) wouldn't stop me from liking it.

You are assuming that *your* sense of what is important should determine
*mine*.  Since you don't even know what forces determine my decisions, let
alone have any right to make those decisions for me, I find that rather
presumptuous.

> See you in about 2 years.

Yup, see you then.

    -- chris