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Ruby is nice in it's own right, it doesn't need to be an acceptable Lisp or an adequate Smalltalk. If anything, Ruby teaches programmers to enjoy making softwa
by mahmud 16y ago
Ruby is nice in it's own right, it doesn't need to be an acceptable Lisp or an adequate Smalltalk.
If anything, Ruby teaches programmers to enjoy making software. It's awesome to see so much attention going into detail, and improving aesthetics. That's a good attitude to encourage.
Plus it's a bloody useful language to know.
- steveklabnik 16y agoWhat I mean is, I love Ruby because I see so much Lisp in it. Lisps are about the only languages more metaprogramming-enabled than Ruby is. And the software engineering dedication certainly doesn't hurt.
- hboon 16y agoSmalltalk?