From: glenn_m_smith@... (Glenn)
Date: 2004-05-04T02:18:59+09:00
Subject: What do you use Ruby for?

OK, the more I read about Ruby (currently on page 29 of the FAQ,
having read Matz' (translated) user-guide, the more I like it.  The
funny thing is that Smalltalk is one of those languages I've always
wanted to learn, but never quite got to grips with.  Ruby seems to
have a lot Smalltalk, but packaged up in nice wrapping paper.

The downside for me is that generally I can't see myself using Ruby
day-to-day at work, because it's not ALL that common for me to require
a scripting language.  That said, if I could push myself to find
reasons, I'd really like to use it more and more.  And I'll certainly
be trying!!

I guess it's primary use would be for dynamic web pages, just like
Perl etc.  but as I don't get involved in that kind of thing, that's
no good to me.

So what do YOU use Ruby for?  What kinds of development are you using
it for (I'm not asking for trade secrets or anything!).