> Ruby just gets out of your way, whereas .NET is often an obstacle in the way of what you want to accomplish. To .NET's defense, Microsoft seems to be very aw

> Ruby just gets out of your way, whereas .NET is often an obstacle in the way of what you want to accomplish. To .NET's defense, Microsoft seems to be very aware of this. New features in .NET and C# are specifically designed to get out of your way. The language's verbosity is definitely on the decline. It's nowhere near Ruby's level, but for a mainstream, "Fortune 500" platform, it really isn't half bad.