From: Dossy <dossy@...>
Date: 2004-01-03T10:40:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby general question

On 2004.01.03, Greg Brondo <greg@brondo.com> wrote:
> Ok.  I'm sold on Ruby (it really is great).  I have a question though:  Why
> do more large applications (like LimeWire for instance) seem to be written
> in Java these days instead of Ruby or one of the other scripting languages
> (insert favorite here).

<rant>Because that's all they teach in school these days, and most
people don't know much more than what they've been taught.</rant>

-- Dossy

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