If you think Python is like that, I advise you to never look at Ruby codebase. The codebase for Ruby itself, or the codebase of your typical Ruby app or l

If you think Python is like that, I advise you to never look at Ruby codebase. The codebase for Ruby itself, or the codebase of your typical Ruby app or library? I spent about a decade with Ruby and my general impression is that the community really moved away from overly-clever metaprogramming. The codebase for the Ruby language itself is definitely a challenging read.