the fact that it could be said about any language is part of his point. ruby isn't the one true language. just program in whatever language makes you feel good,

the fact that it could be said about any language is part of his point. ruby isn't the one true language. just program in whatever language makes you feel good, be it ruby or not. nevertheless, some languages feel more zen-like on the average. for instance, find me one person who ever felt good programming anything in cobol.