Let's consider the quote: > You get to use Ruby, which, even in a world that has rediscovered the benefits of functional programming and immutability, remains

Let's consider the quote: > You get to use Ruby, which, even in a world that has rediscovered the benefits of functional programming and immutability, remains the most extraordinarily beautiful and luxurious language I’ve yet to encounter. He's saying there are other beautiful paradigms - especially of the FP variety. However, Ruby is really, really damn elegant. And he's right; it's a joy. [I say as a C++ dev]