From: rb229@... (Rob Bryant)
Date: 2004-02-10T04:19:57+09:00
Subject: Re: I´m too dumb to program

Rove Monteux <rove.monteux@fluid-rock.com> wrote in message news:<40276598.4010809@fluid-rock.com>...
> sounds like it
> 

Well, I think this has the potential to be an interesting thread
(at least to me). Here's why:

If the skills of the world's programmers were graphed into the
typical bell curve, I would definitely be found to the left of
the middle. Not for lack of effort, rather for lack of gray-cell
power! So maybe I am too dumb to program, but I'd like to try.

With that said, would people recommend Ruby to someone like me?
I read about the "principle of least surprise" (or something to
that effect), and I was intrigued. I have tried Perl, and I am
dismayed at the "explosion at an ASCII factory" effect. I have
tried PHP, and I love it but I'd like something more OOP and more
general purpose both.

I'd be interested in your opinions.

Thanks,

-- 
Rob