From: Dave Burt <burtdav@...>
Date: 2004-05-11T18:18:59+09:00
Subject: Re: in search of a compelling reason to use ruby....


Ryan Paul wrote:
> I've been taking a lot of notes while learning ruby, comparing the ruby
> examples to python equivalents, and recording how both ruby and
> python solve certain problems. I think I could probably clean up my notes
> a bit, and restructure them into a relatively good comparison between the
> languages. When I fill it out a bit more, i'll make it publicly available
> <snip>
> I also want to write parts of it like a cookbook so that python
> programmers can see how ruby handles some of the specific things that are
> commonly done with python.
> <snip>
> Presentation is always an issue, and i'm still deciding what the best way
> to express the information would be. If I started a conversation with a
> python programmer saying something like "have you ever tried ruby? it does
> some neat things!" they would probably scoff, but if I said "what if you
> could do assignments in anonymous functions?" I might capture their
> interest.
> <snip>
> ... flexible and powerful interpreted language ... a progressive and
> intuitive development paradigm ... bold enough to cast aside standards
> and cliches to return the power to the user.
>
> --segphault

Sounds to me like you might have a great contribution to make to
  Why Ruby? <http://whyruby.rubyforge.org/>
which is a project discussed in a thread on this group:
  Promoting Ruby <news:EAENKKNOJPMNCDMLDOMLCEANEEAA.curt@hibbs.com>
The aim of Why Ruby is to produce advocacy and presentation materials, to
the end of improving Ruby's take-up in the workplace.

I'm glad, too, that you've found Ruby such a help.

Dave