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If what you're saying is true, then why aren't similar criticisms raised against Ruby? Most of the same obscure variables are also present in Ruby. "If hard-to
by throwaway373438 6y ago
If what you're saying is true, then why aren't similar criticisms raised against Ruby? Most of the same obscure variables are also present in Ruby.
"If hard-to-read-and-remember syntax exists, people WILL use it"
This statement doesn't appear to hold up under scrutiny.
- lmm 6y ago> If what you're saying is true, then why aren't similar criticisms raised against Ruby? Most of the same obscure variables are also present in Ruby. Not with the sigil names, are they?
- sinsterizme 6y agoIndeed, there are a lot of them actually https://ruby.fandom.com/wiki/Special_variable https://ruby.fandom.com/wiki/Special_variable
- user5994461 6y agoI suspect that Ruby has almost no usage. I've only ever heard of using it in a handful of startups from the valley and it's only Ruby on Rails. Wouldn't be surprised if Perl had a hundred or a thousand times more developers, it used to be popular in the 90 and 2000s. They are still alive today and commenting about it, even though they're probably working professionally in something else.
- DonHopkins 6y agoYour boilerplate whataboutism confirms my point. >This statement doesn't appear to hold up under scrutiny. What scrutiny? I don't see any scrutiny. You just said that, without scrutinizing.