Python misconceptions in IBM Ruby article...

Stuart Hungerford stuart.hungerford at webone.com.au
Thu Feb 17 00:16:53 EST 2000


See:

http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/library/ruby.html

Where it says:

"""Ruby has been gaining popularity over the past few years, especially
in Japan,
where it was born and conceived. Its features, like Perl's, are designed
to process
text files and complete systems management tasks. Ruby is highly
portable and
easily customized, but primarily draws users because of its purity and
readability.
In particular, CGI code scripters are increasingly frustrated with
Perl's occasionally enigmatic code and Python's inelegant and difficult
syntax that requires
"too much typing." Neither Python nor Perl were designed as
object-oriented
languages. Consequently, the OO features often feel "added on" and are
not fully
integrated into the language core, making for cryptic code."""

Comments?


Stu









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