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It really feels like Ruby has reached the point of featuritis. Nobody wants to admit that the language is "done". Well, done enough. None of the recent changes
by jspash 6y ago
It really feels like Ruby has reached the point of featuritis. Nobody wants to admit that the language is "done". Well, done enough.
None of the recent changes in Ruby are game changers for me except maybe for pattern matching. But since I've fully drunk the Elixir cool-aid, I won't be needed that now. Sorry Ruby. It was a great ride, and I'll miss you. But it's time for me to move on.
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- Ancapistani 6y agoI’ve used both, but am a long-time Python user and prefer it for most things. It’s my “first and true love of languages”. In Python, “format-strings” were a welcome improvement and “f-strings” took me a bit to warm up to but are worth it. The walrus operator, though? Sure, it’s useful in a narrow case, but it’s extremely narrow. Likewise the pattern marching stuff - it just doesn’t feel like “Python” to me, and doesn’t seem to solve any real-world problem that’s remotely close to justifying the cognitive overhead.