From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2004-05-07T04:39:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Promoting Ruby [was  [OT]Is Ruby Top 1 of Programming Languages that are Loved?]

Matt Lawrence wrote:
>
> Ummm, folks, this is getting a bit tedious.  You're "preaching to the
> choir".  I've already made the decision to use Ruby, I don't need
> my inbox
> filled up with more email about how great Ruby is, I already know.
>
> This isn't intended to be a flame, please don't take it that way.

That is why I changed the subject. What this new topic is about promoting
Ruby to those who are *not* in the choir. All of us in the choir would like
to be able to use Ruby for our daily paying work. Some people are better
than others at producing convincing material to promote the use of Ruby to
the decision-makers. This is where a collective effort can really pay off.

I want to address the practical aspects of getting Ruby more widely adopted
in the workplace. I don't expect this to be easy or fast -- but you've got
to start somewhere.

Curt