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From Scheme (or even Common Lisp), I would agree with you, Ruby isn't exactly beautiful. But from Java (which the article compares it to), it's glorious.

• jfb 16y ago
  Nobody could possibly gainsay that. Java is hideous.
  • axod 16y ago
    I could. Java is beautiful compared to Ruby in a lot of ways. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1948234 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1948234