> You can say that about any language. The people that like the language will always defend it. e.g. PHP, C, Ruby. They all have flaws and yet when one talks ab

> You can say that about any language. The people that like the language will always defend it. e.g. PHP, C, Ruby. They all have flaws and yet when one talks about their shortcomings, the people get defensive. thats more the developers than the langauge. I'm a diehard ruby guy, but when people talk about its shortcomings or the benefits of another language, i listen. It only clarifies what can and cannot be done, and what would be better done another way or in another language. I think its part the developer, part the community around it.