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I wasn’t aware of a Python connection (not saying there isn’t one) but Smalltalk definitely influenced Ruby. I think if it as a more direct descendent with the

I wasn’t aware of a Python connection (not saying there isn’t one) but Smalltalk definitely influenced Ruby. I think if it as a more direct descendent with the way objects pervade it and how “everything is an expression.”

andrewl 4y ago
Yes, Yukihiro Matsumoto, who created Ruby, took inspiration from Smalltalk and Perl, among other languages.