From: aero6dof@... (Alan Chen)
Date: 2004-01-30T01:04:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Project: in Ruby, Perl?

"Zach Dennis" <zdennis@mktec.com> wrote in message news:<LLENJLJKHAOFKOLPKLAFGEKBCAAA.zdennis@mktec.com>...
>
> Any particular reasons why or why not Ruby or Perl? We have a small list of
> pros and cons, but I thought I might get some more insightful answers here.
> 
With an eye towards long term maintenance, the standard Ruby
distribution is a lot smaller than a standard Perl dist. That makes it
easier to install or build a custom production version, easier to
archive, and you have a hope understanding it should you need to go
digging into the depths to solve some issue.