>"Ruby is an acceptable lisp" is a decently common saying. I got excited the first time I read that phrase (i think it was Matz who said it?), but they are ver

>"Ruby is an acceptable lisp" is a decently common saying. I got excited the first time I read that phrase (i think it was Matz who said it?), but they are very very different languages; for example metaprogramming is a piece of cake in Lisp, while it is something reserved for advanced Ruby users, to put just one example. And for me, metaprogramming is extremely important. In any case, I think i'll give Ruby a second look.