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> for the contexts I care about (small web applications largely written by solo devs). found your source of disagreement. this is, generally, not the domain an
by eximius 4y ago
> for the contexts I care about (small web applications largely written by solo devs).
found your source of disagreement. this is, generally, not the domain anyone writing languages cares about. no one writes a language for an individual.
- 082349872349872 4y agoDennis Ritchie wrote C for himself.
- jaredcwhite 4y ago> Instead of emphasizing the what, I want to emphasize the how part: how we feel while programming. That's Ruby's main difference from other language designs. I emphasize the feeling, in particular, how I feel using Ruby. I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it's not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python. –Yukihiro Matsumoto, creator of Ruby https://www.artima.com/articles/the-philosophy-of-ruby https://www.artima.com/articles/the-philosophy-of-ruby
- 082349872349872 4y agoLooking at the differences between Python and ABC (its predecessor), I would agree Mats' last sentence is entirely plausible.