What's better about Ruby than Python?

Borcis borcis at users.ch
Thu Aug 21 09:56:22 EDT 2003


Jacek Generowicz wrote:
> 
> You criticize macros for not encouraging code sharing (they do, by
> encouraging you to share the (vast) underlying language while reaching
> out towards a specific domain), while your preferred solution seems to
> be the ultimate code non-sharing, by throwing away the underlying
> language, and re-doing it.

This criticism can't help looking frivolous, imho. You appear to be confusing 
"language" with "speech". But I do believe there *must* exist a sane niche for 
(perhaps mutated) macros (in some lisp-like sense).

Cheers, B.





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