Absolutely, I've thanks Matz a few times on-list for a hell of a
language... I've not really used it for much yet at work (stuck on other
projects) but it's been a pleasure to work with at home..

-Mitch


On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Andrew Hunt wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:51:54 +0900, Mitch Vincent <mitch / venux.net> wrote:
> > Andy (and Dave!), Programming Ruby is a damn good book... It proudly sits on
> > the shelf (after being read) with my Richard Stevens collection...
> >
> > Anyway, I just wanted to be the ten billionth person to say thanks. :-)
>
> I never get tired of saying "you're welcome", even after ten billion times :-)
>
> But it's all Matz's fault; Dave and I wouldn't have felt compelled to
> write the book if Matz hadn't produced such a fine language.
>
> /\ndy
>
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