From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2004-02-21T01:59:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Introducing myself and my interest in ruby

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:28:42 -0700, Ara.T.Howard wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Larry Felton Johnson wrote:
> 
>> This is just a note introducing myself to the list, and
>> explaining what I hope to get from the list.
> 
> howdy
> 

Yes, welcome to Ruby.


[snip]
> 
> this is how i started.  after three days i gave up perl altogether.  after a
> week i gave up c++ altogether.  after a month or two i gave up c except to
> write ruby extensions.  after a few more months i gave up idl for image
> processing and use classes i wrote using mmap that are simpler and faster.
> 

Almost the same story here.  After being using C++ for many years, I now
use Ruby for everything. I think/hope I have become a better programmer,
because of several things:
*  I have become more productive.. the compile-step is gone.
*  Ruby is more readable than c++.. I can quicker navigate through the code.
*  there is shorter from thought to implementation.. because of less typing.
*  what is dirty in C++, can be implemented really nice in Ruby.
*  irb.. instant feedback is great.
*  test-first development.

--
Simon Strandgaard

reminder for myself:  Simon, its time to switch from gnu-Make to ruby-Rake!